first thing in the morning
to complain; to make a complaint
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
ornamental ridge-end tile
continuation; succession; series
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary