though; notwithstanding; although
beginning; outset; first; onset
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to be opposite; to face each other
bento; Japanese box lunch
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
at once; immediately; right now
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)