start; commencement; beginning; initiation
sun; saint; San (people); son
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
polite; respectful; reverent
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
town; city; municipal; urban
reality; actuality; hard fact
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response