to begin; to set about; to start
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
this (very thing); this precisely
the bottom of one's heart
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to be needed; to be wanted
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
government official; clerk
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
promotion (school, military, etc.)