to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
originally; by nature; from the start
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
contract; compact; agreement
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
fee; charge; rate; material
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to say; to tell; to state; to do
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago