entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
main question; real issue at hand
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
complete set; all; everything
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
low table; table with very short legs
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to be photographed; to be projected