to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
still (continuing); as ever; further
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
chapter one; first chapter
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
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)
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
mountain range; mountain belt
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
people; citizens; subjects; folk
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)