(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
retainer; retinue; servant
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to say; to be called; to do
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity