to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
piece; fragment; one (object)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
results; record; grades; marks
to recall; to remember; to recollect
charming; fascinating; attractive
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of