to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
wherein; therein; thereinto
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
to surround; to crowd around
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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
document; official papers
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to put into effect; to put into practice
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
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)
support; backing; aid; assistance
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
armaments; military preparations
each (every) time; whenever
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
motherland; fatherland; native country
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)