beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
hospitalization; hospitalisation
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
the other day; a few days ago
cabinet (of a government); ministry
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
close-cropped hair; shaven head
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
taking a commemorative photo
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
sales; selling; marketing
information; news; report; reward; retribution
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
every person; each one; everybody
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled