start of work; commencement; opening
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
company; corporation; workplace
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
change of occupation; career change
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
Buddhist (household) altar
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
without; but if; otherwise; or else
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
although I say; although one might say; although called
honorific/polite/humble prefix
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
it is not (like that) either
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
Buddhist memorial service
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
if it is the case that ...