when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
practising law; legal processes in running a country; method; way; magic
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
inside; interior; inner part
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be conspicuous; to stand out
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
greatness; excellence; magnificence
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)