to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
memory; sense; experience
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
senior high school student
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
discovery; detection; finding
senior high school; high school
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
how long; how far; how much
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)