bird;  bird meat (esp. chicken meat);  fowl;  poultry
 cry (esp. animal);  roar;  chirp;  tweet;  bark;  whine
 morning;  breakfast; (arch.)  next morning
 endorsing and questioning the preceding statement;  lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
 on the way;  en route;  in the middle of;  midway;  halfway
 to sleep;  to die;  to rest (in peace);  to lie idle (e.g. of resources);  to lie unused; (arch.)  to close one's eyes
 to finish;  to stop;  to close (a business, etc.);  to close down;  to put away;  to put back
 again;  once more;  also;  too;  on the other hand;  while;  and
 to be (of animate objects);  to exist;  to stay;  to be ...-ing;  to have been ...-ing
 88 years old; (arch.)  rice
 mountain stream;  valley;  dale;  wetlands;  swamp;  marsh
 coming out;  going out;  attending (work);  appearing (on stage);  start;  beginning;  origins
 hour;  o'clock;  (specified) time;  when ...;  during ...
 to say enough (as much as required);  to say plenty;  to say well;  to say cleverly;  to say often;  to say frequently
 to hear;  to listen (e.g. to music);  to ask;  to enquire;  to hear about;  to hear of;  to follow (advice, order, etc.)
 still;  as yet;  (not) yet;  more;  (more) still;  at least
 prefectural office (of Osaka or Kyoto)
 good;  excellent;  sufficient;  enough;  profitable (deal, business offer, etc.);  beneficial
 to breathe out;  to breathe;  to tell (a lie);  to use (foul language);  to vomit;  to throw up
 vocabulary;  lexicon;  lexis;  terminology
 to manage a state;  to govern a country
 right (to do something);  authority;  power
 how (beautiful, etc.);  what a ...;  nothing worth mentioning;  nothing special;  of what name
 sovereignty;  supremacy;  dominion
 to ask;  to inquire;  to blame (someone) for;  to accuse of;  to care about;  to regard as important
 what;  you-know-what;  that thing;  whatsit;  whachamacallit;  (not) at all;  (not) in the slightest
 to use (a thing, method, etc.);  to make use of;  to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.);  to employ;  to use (time, money, etc.);  to spend
 war;  battle;  match;  game;  competition
 company;  friendship;  association;  society;  acquaintance
 that;  it;  then;  that point (in time); (arch.)  there; (arch.)  you
 primary significance;  primary importance;  first principle;  absolute truth;  ultimate truth
 government official;  clerk
 business;  task;  use;  purpose;  for the use of ...;  used for ...
 person;  -er; (arch.)  expert; (arch.)  geisha; (arch.)  prostitute
 great;  excellent;  very troublesome;  awful;  tiring;  tough
 to go;  to move (in a direction or towards a specific location);  to proceed;  to take place;  to pass through;  to come and go;  to walk
 adds force or indicates command
 slow;  time-consuming;  late (in the day);  towards the end (of the day or night);  later (than expected or usual);  late
 teacher;  instructor;  sensei;  title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.;  intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.)  one's elder
 precisely;  exactly;  plumb;  damn;  stupid;  cursed
 the expectation is that ...;  the reason is that ...;  the fact is that ...;  the explanation is that ...;  it is that ...
 companion;  follower;  attendant;  retinue
 well then ...;  in that situation;  in which case