to begin; to set about; to start
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
after school (at the end of the day)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
considerably; greatly; a lot
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
sexy; popular; well-liked
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
(some) more; even more; longer; further
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to win the prize; to win the ring
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
while; during; while; although; all; both
selection and commentary (on literary texts or poems)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied