first thing in the morning
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
all ages to come; all generations; eternity
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
plump; fleshy; chubby; (walking) slowly; with soft-footed steps (of toddlers, small animals, etc.)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
retainer; attendant; escort