preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
heating; application of heat
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
rising; ascending; climbing
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
advance; moving forward; progress
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
drink money; drinking money
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
than; from; out of; except; but; more
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
coronation ceremony; enthronement
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead