head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
completion; perfection; accomplishment
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
you (plural); all of you; you all
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
beginning; outset; first; onset
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
really; truly; indeed; good grief
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
how; in what way; by what means
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to be worried; to be troubled