beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to breathe out; to exhale
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to pass each other; to cross paths
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
it's been a long time; long time no see
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
killing time; staving off boredom
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)