the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to read (a book, etc.) over again
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
study; pursuit of knowledge
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
to feel depressed; to be down
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
how long; how much; to what extent
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
again and again; repeatedly
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind