at first; in the beginning; originally
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
to put in a call; to call in; to make a call; to contact by phone
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
knitting; knitted material; crochet
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
unopened; with an unbroken seal
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
unicycle; monocycle; wheelbarrow
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
named after; associated with; connected with
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up