beginning;  outset;  first;  onset
 anyhow;  in any case;  at any rate;  at best;  at most
 always;  all the time;  never;  usual;  regular
 -like;  sort of;  similar to;  resembling
 to kick;  to refuse;  to reject;  to stamp (on the ground);  to firmly press one's feet (against something)
 all together now!;  one, two, go!;  ready, set, go!;  heave, ho!;  oops-a-daisy
 and the like;  such as;  or something;  something like;  I hear that ...;  people say that...
 system;  lineage;  corollary;  system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period);  (taxonomical) series
 of no interest;  not interested
 diligently;  seriously;  perfectly;  properly;  sufficiently;  satisfactorily
 confirmation;  verification;  validation;  review;  check;  affirmation
 history of Japan;  Japanese history
 Mr.;  Mrs.;  Miss;  politeness marker
 exchange;  interchange;  switching;  reciprocity;  barter;  substitution
 to exchange;  to swap;  to barter;  to replace;  to substitute
 to begin to say;  to start talking;  to broach (a matter);  to be the first to say;  to suggest (doing);  to propose
 although;  despite;  whereas;  while;  if only;  I wish
 again;  once more;  also;  too;  on the other hand;  while;  and
 a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
 to hate;  to dislike;  to loathe
 sorry;  excuse me;  thank you
 no good;  not serving its purpose;  hopeless;  wasted;  cannot;  must not
 to permit;  to allow;  to forgive;  to pardon;  to exempt (someone) from;  to remit;  to acknowledge
 dangerous;  risky;  in danger;  in jeopardy;  uncertain;  unreliable
 unreasonable;  unnatural;  impossible;  forcible;  forced;  excessive (work, etc.);  immoderate
 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
 something;  some;  somehow;  for some reason;  (is there) something (you want, etc.)
 country in civil war;  country disarrayed by war;  Warring States period (Japan, China);  competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants;  hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
 dressing (esp. in kimono);  fitting;  helping someone get dressed;  outer garment (in kabuki)
 (practical) experience;  personal experience;  hands-on experience;  first-hand experience