start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
one (thing); one piece; one item
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
southern part; the south (of a region)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
a few years ago; some years back
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
around the world; throughout the world
notice; attention; observation
gross domestic product; GDP