first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
signs of rain; threatening to rain
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
speckles; spotted pattern
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
surroundings; environs; circumference
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
smelting furnace; blast furnace
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to face; to go towards; to head towards
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
fire; trace of fire; heat of fire; force of a fire
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
heart; guts; nerve; central part