to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
notice; attention; observation
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
how; in what way; how about; questionable
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
being good at cooking; good cook
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
tool; implement; means; furniture
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
finished product; finished goods; completed article
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing