to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
when it becomes; when it comes to
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
job hunting; job searching
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
go that far; to that extent
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
wedding reception banquet
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and