first generation; founder
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
beginning; outset; first; onset
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
knowing; (an) acquaintance
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
single word; a few words; brief comment
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
discovery; detection; finding
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
at work; in the midst of work; working
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
endemic disease; local disease
diagnosis; medical examination
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to need; to call for; to require
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to subsist; to keep on living
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity