start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
head; lead; vanguard; first
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
beginning; outset; first; onset
to use up all one's strength
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
metre; meter; meter; gauge
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state