if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
surroundings; environs; circumference
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
prize-winner; recipient (of a prize, award, etc.)
library; book collection; paperback book
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
adds force or indicates command
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
writing (e.g. as a profession)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
author; writer; novelist; artist
birth; creation; formation
longed-for; anxiously awaited
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing