number one; first; best; most; game; round
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
ornament representing the Isle of Eternal Youth
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)