to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
feeling; sense; impression
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
first calligraphy of the year
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
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
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
myself; yourself; I; me; you
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
modesty; humility; being humble
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
meaning; significance; sense
traditional art; traditional performance art
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
head of family; head house; sōke; founder (of a style, etc.); originator
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
like; similar to; as with; in the same way