birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
central part; heart (of a city)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
elementary level; beginner level
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
how; in what way; by what means
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to wash away; to rinse off
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
place; room; margin; scope
it's probably so; it stands to reason
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
no!; no no!; no, not at all
it is I who should say so
to put someone to trouble