How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to feel; to sense; to experience
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
ability; capability; competence; skill
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
almost; roughly; approximately
actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses; cost price
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
should; must; -able; probably; likely
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)