point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
low floor (platform, vehicle, etc.)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
transplanting; transplantation
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
second day of the month; two days
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to live; to make a living; to get on with
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
liquid fertilizer; liquid fertiliser
close; intimate; on good terms
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
reopening; resumption; restarting