forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
chief vassal; senior statesman
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to say; to tell; to state; to do
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
news; word; tidings; omen
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
how; in what way; how about
use; utilization; utilisation; application
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
in that way; thus; so; so?
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
this occasion; at this time; now