violent explosion; bursting
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
cabinet (of a government); ministry
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
how long; how much; to what extent
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
now; soon; already; yet; further; more