height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
beginning; outset; first; onset
head start; initiative; preemption
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
relatively; comparatively
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; so?
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
rational; reasonable; logical
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
beyond this point; from now on; after this