the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
until now; so far; up to the present
student (esp. a university student)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to come to an end; to close the curtain
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of