to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
river; stream; River; the ... river
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
new book; new publication
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
proposal; offer; request; application
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable