beginning; outset; first; onset
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
settlement; solution; resolution
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal