year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
at first; in the beginning; originally
development; exploitation
preliminary step; first step
study; research; investigation
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
cool; indifferent; nonchalant; calm
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
professor; teaching; instruction
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
beginning; outset; first; onset
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty