enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
debut; initial stage appearance
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
alone; by oneself; on one's own
decision; determination; resolution
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
by means of; due to; because of; according to
the people; citizens; the populace
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to establish; to formulate
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
equality; impartiality; evenness
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever