to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
shopping; purchased goods
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
rikka; formal style of ikebana
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important