to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
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
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
work; business; company; study
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
by means of; due to; because of; according to
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
form; shape; figure; visage
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
origin; source; beginning; starting point
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major