start; commencement; beginning; initiation
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
family; members of a family
some people; a few people; several people
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
standby; preparation; arrangement
match; game; bout; contest
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
sweet rice jelly; Edo-period herbal medicine (used as an antitussive and a breath freshener)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
superb view; picturesque scenery
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
debut; initial stage appearance
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known