beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
new student; freshman; first-year student
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
work; business; company; study
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
senior grade of the third court rank
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
to step forward; to volunteer
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
flour dealer; miller; mill
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
all; entire; whole; altogether
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all