start; commencement; beginning; initiation
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force or indicates command
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
corridor; hallway; passageway
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
preference; priority; precedence
had better ...; had better not ...
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
suffix for familiar person
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to