great favor; great favour; obligation
inhuman person; fiend; beast; brute
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
most part; greater part; majority
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
but; however; even though; even if
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to alternate; to take turns
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
drinking party; banquet; feast
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to pass (of time); to elapse
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem