beginning; outset; first; onset
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
continuation; succession; series
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
author; writer; novelist; artist
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; even though; despite
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
good performance; good work; great success
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial