to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be relieved of one's post
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
honorific/polite/humble prefix
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force or indicates command
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to gather; to collect; to assemble
listen!; you see; mind you; remember