beginning; outset; first; onset
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
surface of a board or record
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
I see; that's right; indeed
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
diagonal move (in the game of go)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
piece; fragment; one (object)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade