main cause; primary factor
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
oblique line; forward slash
beginning; opening; start; outset
to accumulate (writings, compositions, etc. that one has not yet published); to build up a stock of (manuscripts, etc.)
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
right under; directly below; right beneath
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
password; watchword; motto; slogan
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
as expected; as predicted
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
chivalry; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong; yakuza
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
old hag; old woman; old bat
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
clashing of swords; fight; brawl; scuffle
sword fight (in a film, play, etc.); stage combat; fight scene
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords