to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
end of the year or season; year end
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
moat; fosse; trench; ditch
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
ancient Shinto music and dancing
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
the (fast) pace at which life passes, and thus the nearness of death; promptitude of the changes of the times
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
right under; directly below