at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
public holiday; celebration (of)
sleepover; overnight stay
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to raise one's voice; to shout
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
ignorant of the ways of the world
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
high efficiency; high performance
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
talk; recital; narration; topic
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous