starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
woman; female; feminine gender
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
penalty; sentence; punishment
several weeks; a few weeks
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
steady; sound; reliable; solid
family; members of a family
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)