in name only; titular; nominal
ruler; monarch; sovereign
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
considerably; fairly; quite
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
life or death; existence; destiny
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
war; battle; match; game; competition
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
(political) administration; political power
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)