beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) water on a frog's face
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
I have nothing to do with it
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
shell gathering (at low tide); clamming
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
invitation; introduction; temptation
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
speech; expression; wording; language
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous