to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
breaking off an engagement
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
notebook; account book; register
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to be appointed to a rank
decision; settlement; definition
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
final; eventual; ultimate
preliminary step; first step
training; drill; practice; discipline
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
item; something that one "just has to have"
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
proposal; proposition; suggestion
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison