beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
don't you think?; indicates question
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
story; tale; talk; discussion
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
imagination; supposition; guess
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
honour; honor; glory; privilege
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
beach; seashore; seaside; coast