for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
book; volume; this; present; main; head
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
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)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
early (days); initial stage; initial
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
in the meanwhile; during the time
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break