starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
district; section; sector
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
and yet; though; when; in spite of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
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
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that