beginning; outset; first; onset
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
way of calling (something or someone)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
I see; that's right; indeed
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
difference; variation; difference
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to suit; to match; to become; to be like