start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Emperor Koumei; Koumei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
single word; a few words; brief comment
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
stupid idiot; total moron
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
newcomer; initiate; rookie
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
thief who steals money from the offerings box at a shrine or temple; offerings thief
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
master thief; notorious robber
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case