book; volume; this; present; main; head
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
long; drawn-out; very long
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
already; now; no longer; not any more
willpower; energy; vitality
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
body; physical system; (the) person
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
good performance; good work; great success
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to put into the mouth; to eat
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
common people; ordinary people; masses
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
infancy; childhood; tender age
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall