beginning; outset; first; onset
restoration; restoration (restorative) work
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
what do you want?; can I help you?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly