beginning; outset; first; onset
natural food; health food
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
serious; not joking; straight
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
such; this sort of; like this
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance