beginning; outset; first; onset
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
practice; practising; experience
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
for example; for instance; e.g.
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
society; the world; the times
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
general; popular; common; typical
society; public; community; social studies
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
by means of; due to; because of; according to
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
originally; by nature; from the start
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create