first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
accurate; correct; precise; exact
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
family; relatives; dependents; household
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
small number; few; minority
though; notwithstanding; although
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
just one person; only one
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
sunlight; rays of the Sun
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
head; lead; vanguard; first