one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
history of; experience of
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
favourite motto; pet saying
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
greens; vegetable leaves; leaf vegetable
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
close; intimate; on good terms
and then; and so; and; so then
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
had better ...; had better not ...
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to