beginning; outset; first; onset
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
consumption; expenditure; spending
to say; to be called; to do
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
feeling great (refreshed)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
as before; as ever; as it was originally
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to grow up; to become an adult