to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
book; volume; this; present; main; head
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
study; diligence; discount; reduction
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
that day; the very same day
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)