beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
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)
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
any more; any further; any better; any longer
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
near; nearby; not far off
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to gather; to collect; to assemble
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
(some) more; even more; longer; further