fifth day of the month; five days
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
zest for living; energy to live
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
Nagano (city, prefecture)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
process; course; mechanism
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
product; produce; result; fruit
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit