loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
(social) position; status
way; method; means; resource; course
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
reality; actuality; hard fact
image; figure; figure; form; image
although I say; although one might say; although called
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
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.)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed