start; commencement; beginning; initiation
second (unit of time); arc second
specialization; specialisation
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
how long; how far; how much
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
time; hour; period; class
considerably; fairly; quite
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
site; point on a map; spot
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
as (for); for; in the capacity of
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to take up space; to occupy space
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say