about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
establishment; foundation
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to find out; to discover; to locate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen