to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to subsist; to keep on living
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
best moment to take a picture; right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
independence from parents
to repeat; to do something over again
process; course; mechanism
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
every year; yearly; annually
come out!; where are you?
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely