start; commencement; beginning; initiation
while; even though; despite
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
outward appearance; apparent
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
two times; twice; two degrees
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
prickling; stinging; tingling
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event