start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
elder sister; effeminate man
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
talk; dialogue; conversation
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
being upright and cleanhanded
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
should; must; -able; probably; likely
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
maid; helper; help; assistance
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in