first snow (of the season); first snowfall
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
injured person; wounded person; casualty
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
higher rank; better position
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
succeeding; following; trailing; next
in unison; as one; united
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
Aomori (city, prefecture)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
wrecked ship; ship in distress
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
inspector; examiner; auditor
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper