meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
had better ...; had better not ...
longing for; burning desire
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
spirit; heart; disposition
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
contemplation; meditation
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
in terms of; from the point of view of
main; principal; chief; primary; major
place; position; location; position; standing; status
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
ruler and ruled; master and servant
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
different opinion; objection
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
in order; in turn; one by one
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
three people sitting in a triangle
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention