battlefield; battleground
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
serious; not joking; straight
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
release; emission; ejection
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
two persons; two people; pair; couple
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
had better ...; had better not ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)