first calligraphy of the year
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
now that; since; so long as; because
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to blame; to find fault with
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
such; like that; that sort of; very
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
piece; fragment; one (object)
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
this world; this life; world of the living
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
just you wait and see (as a threat)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.