start; commencement; beginning; initiation
attendance; participation; presence
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
(person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
going into battle; departure for the front
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
dozens; scores of; decades
to close in on (30 years of age, etc.); to approach; to get close to
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
power; authority; influence
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
gem; jewel; precious stone
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays