to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
platform; home; home base; home plate
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
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)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
scenery; scene; landscape
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
railroad; railway; rail transport
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to recall; to remember; to recollect
myself; yourself; I; me; you
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
observatory; observation post
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point