proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
way of asking; way of listening; listener
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
close; intimate; on good terms
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to refer to; to use as reference
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)