negotiations; discussions; connection
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
almost; roughly; approximately
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
simply; merely; only; solely
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
surroundings; environs; circumference
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
convention; usage; old customs; old etiquette
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?