beginning; outset; first; onset
to have an eye on; to zero in on
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to feel; to sense; to experience
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to wash clean; to cleanse
is something that; is that which
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to cast in a mold (mould)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
clanging; empty; deserted
feeling; sense; impression
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial