beginning; outset; first; onset
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
seeing the light; being awakened to the truth; having the scales fall from one's eyes
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
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
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that is to say; so that means
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
freely; frankly; without reserve
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all