to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
different culture; foreign culture
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
great difference; big difference; wide margin
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
(act of) writing on a blackboard
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly