first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
shoji (paper sliding door)
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
counter for birds or rabbits
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
deep emotion; strong feelings
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
recitation; reciting from memory
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
(someone else's) parents; both parents
notebook; account book; register
census-taking; examining family registers
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
to call together; to convene
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on