to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
front; frontage; facade; main
please (give me); please (do for me)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
succeeding; following; trailing; next
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
Joseon Dynasty (Korea, 1392-1910); Yi Dynasty; Ly Dynasty (Vietnam, 1009-1225)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
support; backing; aid; assistance
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
suffix for familiar person
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal