to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
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 send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
1,000,000; one million; million; many
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
successful bid; winning a tender
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
bill (at a restaurant); check
to have the privilege of doing
set of three; three sets; three classes
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
performer; entertainer; celebrity
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
the other day; lately; recently
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
death from disease; death from illness
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
from the beginning; from scratch
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion