advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
arriving at camp (military); (a court noble) attending a government office
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to face; to go towards; to head towards
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
troubled times; turbulent times
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
armed might; military power; the sword; force
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
meaning; significance; sense
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged