tenth day of the month; ten days
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sound; noise; note; Chinese-derived character reading
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
how; in what way; how about
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
starting point; point of departure
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
tool; implement; means; furniture
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart