beginning; outset; first; onset
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
company; corporation; workplace
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
correction; rectification; mending; repair
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
considerably; fairly; quite
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
business; trade; operations; sales
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement