beginning; outset; first; onset
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
loveable; very likeable; like very much
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
departure; leaving; going away; recession
as before; as ever; as it was originally
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
something; some kind of; for some reason
don't you think?; indicates question
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication