once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
sudden change; complete change
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to cause someone to worry
ratio; proportion; percentage
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
equality; impartiality; evenness
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)