startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to unfold; to unroll; to open
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
while; during; while; although; all; both
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
for example; for instance; e.g.
inside one's heart; in one's mind
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
surely; certainly; without doubt
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...