start; commencement; beginning; initiation
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
because of; owing to; due to
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
one thin flat object; one sheet
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
let's not say (such things) to each other
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
how many years; how long; what year
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to accept; to receive; to agree
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
together; at the same time; same; identical
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
immortal; undying; indestructible
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
three; three years of age
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
choices; alternatives; options