to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
such; this sort of; like this
to apologize; to apologise
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
command; control; commander
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
without permission; without notice
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
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
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
special; particular; peculiar; unique
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
book; volume; this; present; main; head
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
only; merely; but; no more than
four (long cylindrical things)