secretary (government); director; chief
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
recuperation; medical treatment
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
until now; so far; up to the present
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation