to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
because of; owing to; due to
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
story; tale; talk; discussion
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to stop walking; to pause
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level