once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
northerly (wind); from the north
quarrel; dispute; argument
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
boarding a warship; serving on a warship; warship in which one serves
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
to run through; to run past
memories; recollections; reminiscence
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to know (someone); to think; to believe
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
personal; individual; private
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to