to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
number one; first; best; most; game; round
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
very; extremely; excessively
serious; not joking; straight
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
in this way; thus; such; uh...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
man; male; masculine gender
suffix for familiar person
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea); click beetle; skipjack (beetle of family Elateridae); obsequious person
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)