point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
(not) even once; (not) ever
and yet; though; when; in spite of
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
overall victory; championship
genius; prodigy; natural gift
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)