step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
time; hour; period; class
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
name; given name; first name
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
rebirth; new birth; nascent
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
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
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field