to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to come back; to bloom a second time
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
it's been a long time; long time no see
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
wages; pay; rental payment
penal labour; work assigned to prisoners
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
suffix for familiar person
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
one more time; once more; once again
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet