he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
surname; family name; last name
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
how; in what way; how about
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
although I say; although one might say; although called
someone; a certain person
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)