beginning; outset; first; onset
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
fate; destiny; predestination
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to rise; to swell; to be promoted