the first volume in a two- or three-volume set

the start / a high place; the top / one with higher rank

waiting patiently until time is ripe, compare English good things come to those who wait

a tree or shrub / wood, timber, lumber / (graph theory, computer science) a tree (data structure) / (theater, sumo, etc.) a clapper used to signal the opening or closing of a match or play

Combining form of 木 (き, ki): tree; wood

a tree / Short for 木曜日 (mokuyōbi): Thursday / wood grain

(derogatory) wooden, as of a person's character or behavior / (derogatory) wooden, as of a person's mental abilities: blockheaded, stupid, dimwitted

tree / wood

a magpie-goose, Anseranas semipalmata

not yet having a success for a long time