existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
one party; one faction; one clique
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
by means of; due to; because of; according to
white stone; white (go pieces)
last night; yesterday evening
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
now; the present time; just now; another; more
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to intend; to be sure that
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
don't you think?; indicates question