start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
schedule; program; calendar
nice; likeable; desirable
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
to repeat; to do over again
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
declaration; proclamation; announcement
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
average; ordinary; normal
Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
seasoning; flavour; flavor
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible