to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Michelin (tyre manufacturer); Michelin Guide (rating hotels and restaurants)
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to make hand-rolled sushi
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
righteye flounder (any fish of family Pleuronectidae)
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
way of eating; how to eat
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
president (of a society); chairman
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
first snow to settle on a mountain
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
naturalization; naturalisation
coagulation; freezing; solidification
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)