to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
name; given name; first name
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
way of calling (something or someone)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
because; as; since; so; due to
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
since when; from when; how long
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
one meal; one meal (a day)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite