before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
standing statue; standing image
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
people; men and women; each person; everybody
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
otherwise; or else; if not
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
letting (someone) die without helping
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to well up; to burst; to arise
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry