beginning; outset; first; onset
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
original intention; initial resolution
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
recuperation; medical treatment
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)