at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
this world; this life; world of the living
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
choices; alternatives; options
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
mental; spiritual; emotional
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
living room (Western style); sitting room
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
messenger; envoy; emissary
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
if you think about it; come to think of it
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
position; job; employment; opening
recommendation; referral; endorsement
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
pupil; student; schoolchild
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter