to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
casual speech; peer language; informal language
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
elevated (structure); overhead
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation