to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
conquest; domination; mastery
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if so; in that case; in that situation
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to order; to command; to appoint
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
honorific/polite/humble prefix
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to step forward; to volunteer
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)