start; commencement; beginning; initiation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
Doll's Festival (March 3); Girls' Festival; Peach Festival
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
evening; early night hours
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
pledge made over sake cups; exchange of nuptial cups
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
while; during; while; although; all; both
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
honorific/polite/humble prefix
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much