opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
title fight; championship match
than; from; out of; except; but; more
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
almost; roughly; approximately
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
demonstration board (for Go, Shougi, etc.)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
now; the present time; just now; another; more
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
how; in what way; how about