in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
cooperation; collaboration
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
scoundrel; rascal; villain
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
making some money; earning
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
what do you want?; can I help you?
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...