to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
kind; sort; species; species
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
to care for someone; to look after someone
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
system; institution; organization; organisation
to be helpful; to be useful
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
prompt; immediate; in real time
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
in search of; in order to look for
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling