to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
recently; lately; these days
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
decoration; ornament; trimmings
living thing; living creature; animal; life
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to attempt; to test; to try out
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that