to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
since one was born; (in) all one's life
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii); first intercourse of the New Year; loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead
adds force or indicates command
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
snivel; nasal mucus; snot
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
proud; having a prominent nose
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
(printing) block; woodcut
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon