leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
strong point; forte; merit; strength
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
participation; joining; entry
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
competent; suitable; qualified
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback (to a battle); going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)