to begin; to set about; to start
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
war; fighting; fierce competition
starvation; famine; hunger
settlement; solution; resolution
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
people; men and women; each person; everybody
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
junior high school student; middle school pupil
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
succession; continuation; series; sequence
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
greeting; a fine thing to say
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay