unprecedented; never seen before
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
woman; female; feminine gender
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
library; book collection; paperback book
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
attendance; presence; visit; coming; advent
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor