start; commencement; beginning; initiation
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
study; diligence; discount; reduction
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
fertile shoot of field horsetail
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
another company; other company
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
don't worry; no worries; never mind
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate