beginning; outset; first; onset
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
account book; register; ledger
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
than; from; out of; except; but; more
second generation; second; junior
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
king (of the senior player)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to