beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
at first; in the beginning; originally
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
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)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation