to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
such ... as; or some such
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
body; group; party; company; troupe
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
honorific affix; honorific prefix
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears