start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
again; once more; a second time
first place; head position; leading position
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
beginning; outset; first; onset
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
participation; joining; entry; adherence
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
meaning; significance; sense
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
electromagnetic interference; radio interference
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not