start; commencement; beginning; initiation
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
branch office; branch store
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
pair; the two; both persons; both things
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
article; news story; report; account
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
audience; spectator; spectators
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)