to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
often; frequently; again and again
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
every year; yearly; annually
to offer flowers (e.g. at grave); to leave flowers
one's view of life and death; attitude toward living and dying
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
social; societal; societary
just because; even if; even though
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
rough voice (e.g. when one has a cold or sore throat)
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?