to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
just past noon; afternoon
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
surroundings; environs; circumference
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)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
inside one's heart; in one's mind
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued