beginning; outset; first; onset
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
(social) position; status
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to value; to prize; to honor; to respect
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to be dead; to be lifeless
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to step over or across; to overcome
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
(not) so much; (not) that much
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to push (something) against
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
solely; entirely; only; or
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
here and there; in places
fertile shoot of field horsetail