former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
sovereign; emperor; monarch
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
sincerity; honesty; truth; faithfulness
kousso (African flowering plant, Hagenia abyssinica); kosso; cusso; koso; brayera
round; circular; spherical
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
and (also); both ... and; as well as
above-mentioned; above-stated; aforementioned; aforesaid
possession (esp. of a territory)
ruler; monarch; sovereign
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
murder; homicide; manslaughter
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
justice; fairness; impartiality
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother