to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(period of) a year; during an era
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
recommendation; referral; endorsement
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to rock; to shake; to swing
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
party; set; gang; company; person
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
and; thereupon; because of that
in search of; in order to look for
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
store interior; inside of a shop