opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
head of the student council; president of the student council
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
president (of a society); chairman
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to battle; to fight; to quarrel
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
kouta (Heian-era court lady's song accompanying the men's ōuta); court lady singing a kouta; ditty; ballad; kyogen kouta; style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often a love ballad
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny