beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
tenth day of the month; ten days
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
human relations; personal relationships
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to mesh (of gears); (fig.) to be in sync (of people, organizations, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
mark indicating that the order of the adjacent characters is to be reversed (for reading kanbun in Japanese word order); check mark; tick mark
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
killing time; staving off boredom
sender; consignor; remitter
call; summons; convening; convocation
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
window; window (shop display)
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
foreign; abroad; overseas
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
just past noon; afternoon