everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
honorific/polite/humble prefix
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
how many people; a number of people
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
such a thing; something like that
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
older brother; elder brother
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do