one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
national polity; National Athletic Meet
maintenance; preservation; improvement
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
how; in what way; by what means
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to make an appearance; to show up
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
tedious; boring; being fed up with
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
expression; look; countenance; face
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange