to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
senior high school; high school
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
senior high school; high school
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
two persons; two people; pair; couple
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)