wide place; big move (for expanding territory, esp. in the early game); big point; starting field containing any of the January, March or August 20-point cards
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
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)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
script; screenplay; scenario
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
of course; certainly; naturally
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)