beginning; outset; first; onset
another company; other company
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
difference; discrepancy; variation
bamboo garden; the imperial family
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
moving about; stirring about
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
bluebottle fly; (arch.) little pest
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent