beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
highest institute of education
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
society; the world; the times
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
picking; collecting; harvesting
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
study; diligence; discount; reduction
in the end; at the end of the day
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
one end; an end; part; fragment
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
usually; under usual circumstances
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
grasp; catch; understanding