start; commencement; beginning; initiation
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
at once; immediately; right now
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
favourite book; favorite book
(arch.) court lady with her own private chamber or office; low-class prostitute (Edo period)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
company president; manager; director
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
hard-to-use space (in an apartment, etc.); dead space (artillery, etc.); (respiratory) dead space
(spring) tension rod; tension pole
married woman; another's wife
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned