to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
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
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
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
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
remote mountain; mountain recesses
such ... as; or some such
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
such; like that; in that way
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams