beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
a few years ago; some years back
deficit operation; operating at a loss; being in the red
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
decision; determination; resolution
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
why; how; for what reason
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
film studies; cinema studies
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others