holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
pregnancy; conception; gestation
one's house; one's home; one's family
decision; determination; resolution
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
one day; (on) a certain day
to use up all one's strength
electricity; (electric) light
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
participation; joining; entry; adherence
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth