Japan; the (Japanese) empire
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
street; quarter; district; area
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
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...
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
night cold; chill of night; cold night
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
people; citizens; subjects; folk
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake