serious; not joking; straight
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
while; during; while; although; all; both
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to bring; to take; to bring about
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
beginning; outset; first; onset
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
name; given name; first name
strokes in a Chinese character; stroke count of a Chinese character
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)