already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
(made of) stone; stone-built
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
leading (e.g. role); instructive; guiding
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
beauty of style; beauty of form
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own