former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
platform; home; home base; home plate
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
existence; possession; having; limited company
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
time required; time taken; necessary time
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
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)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt