to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
why; how; for what reason
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
at that time; in those days
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
one's original family name; maiden name
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
signing; autograph session
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
existence; being; presence
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)