ago; since; before; previous
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
artificial intelligence; AI
materials; data; document
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
decision; settlement; definition
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
loveable; very likeable; like very much
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
migratory bird; bird of passage