to become possible; to become able to (do)
assembly at the end of the day (at a company or school, etc.)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
silence; stillness; quietness
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
snake; serpent; large snake
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age