early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
Nara period (710-794); imperial court during Nara period
presumption; assumption; estimation
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
foreign; abroad; overseas
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
Emperor Suinin; Suinin Tenno
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
type; pattern; shape; similar type; similar pattern
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
difference; discrepancy; variation
to state; to express; to mention
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan