turning point; transition phase
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
period of time; time slot; time zone
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
virtue; charm; merit; good point
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
having no money; lack of money
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
chief; main; principal; major
marriage proposal; courtship