[おも, omo] (adj-na, n) (1) (See 主な, 主に) chief; main; principal; important; (2) (abbr) (usu. written as オモ) (See 重あど) main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen); (P) #295
[たいせつ, taisetsu] (adj-na, n) important; valuable; worthy of care; (P) #599
[じゅうよう, juuyou] (adj-na, n) important; momentous; essential; principal; major; (P) #861
[めい, mei] (n) (1) (sometimes written as 生命) (See 生命) life; life force; (2) lifetime; lifespan; (3) most important thing; foundation; core; (4) (arch) paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love); (5) (arch) fate; destiny; karma; (P) #1561
[ようけん, youken] (n) (1) important matter; (2) requirement; requisite; necessary condition; sine qua non; (P) #5007
[じゅうだい, juudai] (adj-na, n) serious; important; significant; grave; weighty; (P) #6109
[かいだん, kaidan] (n, vs) conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview; (P) #6934
[だいじ(P);おおごと, daiji (P); oogoto] (adj-na, n) important; valuable; serious matter; (P) #7153
[じゅうてん, juuten] (n) important point; lay stress on; colon; emphasis; (P) #8889
[おおもの, oomono] (n, adj-no) important person; big-shot; big game (animal, fish); (P) #12767
[はしくれ, hashikure] (n) (1) scrap; piece; fag end; (2) (often refers humbly to oneself) unimportant person #12950
[ようじん, youjin] (n) important person; (P) #18751
[ぶる, buru] (suf, v5r) (1) assuming the air of ...; behaving like ...; (v5r) (2) (col) to put on airs; to be self-important #18866
[いざというとき, izatoiutoki] (exp) (See いざ) when it's important; when it comes to the crunch
[おえらがた, oeragata] (n) superiors; very important persons; VIPs; dignitaries; big shots
[おたかくとまる, otakakutomaru] (v5r) to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
[でかいかおする, dekaikaosuru] (exp, vs-i) (col) (See 大きな顔をする) to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
[でかいかおをする, dekaikaowosuru] (exp, vs-i) (col) (See 大きな顔をする, でかい顔する) to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
[inpo-tanto] (n) important
[nairuteirapia] (n) Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus niloticus) (larger member of the family Cichlidae, important to aquaculture since ancient Egypt)
[biggunyu-su] (n) important news (wasei
[bippu] (n) very important person; VIP
[buiaipi-] (n) very important person; VIP
[えらい, erai] (adj-i) (1) great; excellent; admirable; remarkable; distinguished; important; celebrated; famous; eminent; (2) (uk) awful; terrible; (P)
[えらそう, erasou] (adj-na) self-important; important-looking; proud
[えらぶる, eraburu] (v5r) (See 偉がる) to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
[いぎぶかい, igibukai] (adj-i) significant; important
[いしょくどうげん, ishokudougen] (exp) medicine and one's daily diet are equally important for a healthy body
[いちのみや, ichinomiya] (n) (1) (arch) (See 一の御子) first-born imperial prince; (2) most important provincial shrine
[ひとかどのにんげん, hitokadononingen] (n) (See 一角の人物) somebody (important); someone
[ひとかどのじんぶつ, hitokadonojinbutsu] (n) somebody (important); someone
[ひとやく, hitoyaku] (n) an office; an important office
[おさえる, osaeru] (v1, vt) (1) (esp. 押さえる) to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb; (2) (esp. 押さえる) to seize; to grasp; to arrest; (3) (esp. 抑える) to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress; (4) to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand; (P)
[らくいちらくざ, rakuichirakuza] (n) free markets and open guilds (policy enacted by daimyo in the Azuchimomoyama Period (1573-1598) that weakened the strict regulations surrounding business establishment in market places and important cities, allowing new businesses to open in Joka-machi market places)
[かんこんそうさい, kankonsousai] (n) (See 元服, 婚礼, 祭祀, 葬儀) important ceremonial occasions in family relationships; (P)
[つまらぬ, tsumaranu] (exp) (1) (uk) dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious; (2) (uk) insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless; (3) (uk) absurd; foolish; silly; (4) (uk) useless; pointless; disappointing
[つまらん, tsumaran] (exp) (1) (uk) dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious; (2) (uk) insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless; (3) (uk) absurd; foolish; silly; (4) (uk) useless; pointless; disappointing
[つまらない, tsumaranai] (adj-i) (1) (uk) dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious; (2) (uk) insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless; (3) (uk) absurd; foolish; silly; (4) (uk) useless; pointless; disappointing; (P)
[きょうとござん, kyoutogozan] (n) Kyoto Gozan; the five most important Rinzai temples of Kyoto, as well as Nanzen-ji
[たまてばこ, tamatebako] (n) (1) treasure chest (in the story of Urashima Taro); Urashima's casket; Pandora's box; (2) important secret that is not easily revealed to others
[きんよう, kinyou] (adj-na, n) momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital
[くしのはがかけたよう, kushinohagakaketayou] (exp) missing important things here and there; full of gaps; as if the teeth of a comb were missing
[くしのはがぬけたよう, kushinohaganuketayou] (exp) (unorthodox version of 櫛の歯が欠けたよう) (See 櫛の歯が欠けたよう) missing important things here and there; full of gaps
[みめよりこころ, mimeyorikokoro] (n) a gentle spirit is more important than looks; handsome is as handsome does
[ごさん;ござん, gosan ; gozan] (n) (obsc) five most important temples of a region
[ごしょういっしょう, goshouisshou] (n) extremely important or once in a lifetime (request); only once in one's lifetime
[ごしょういっしょうのたのみ, goshouisshounotanomi] (exp) extremely important or once in a lifetime request
[おなりもん, onarimon] (n) gate for important persons; gate of honor
[おれきれき, orekireki] (n) dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
[さいじゅうてん, saijuuten] (n) very important point; (P)