start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
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.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
than; from; out of; except; but; more
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be flexible; to be accommodating
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
political situation; political affairs
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm