to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
that's the way it is; such is life
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
please (give me); please (do for me)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in