daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
judgment; judgement; discernment
individual; private person; personal; private
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
environment; circumstance
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Iwate prefecture (Tōhoku area)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
offerings; offerings and worship
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
personal; individual; private
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
world; society; people; the public
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
inside; interior; inner part
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to attempt; to test; to try out
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)
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to write and throw away; to write carelessly; to begin writing then stop part-way through