to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
considerably; greatly; a lot
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.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
in that way; thus; so; so?
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
hard to reach place; remote place
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
footpath between rice fields
rope; cord; policeman's rope
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
20 years old; (arch.) twenty