beginning; outset; first; onset
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
tradition; legend; folklore
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
that; the matter in question
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
educational institution; school; academy; campus
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
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...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
you (plural); all of you; you all
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one