big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
ancestor; forefather; foremother
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
because of; owing to; due to
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
(some) more; even more; longer; further
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
construction; building; newly built ship; new boat; (another's) wife (usu. young); young, unmarried woman; wife of a samurai or wealthy tradesman
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping; coat worn over a woman's kimono
journey; route of a journey
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
lord; nobleman; daimyo; dignitary; master
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...