to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
step; stride; counter for steps
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
never mind!; don't worry about it
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
forcibly; by force; against one's will
such ... as; or some such
to raise one's voice; to shout
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
when it becomes; when it comes to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to glare at each other; to confront each other
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric