to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
senior high school; high school
March; third month of the lunar calendar
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
spring break; spring vacation
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
club activities; extracurricular activities
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
number one; first; best; most; game; round
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
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
ten; 10; ten years of age
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
imposing stance; daunting pose
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
gem; jewel; precious stone
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)