beginning; outset; first; onset
to be opposite; to face each other
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
absolutely; positively; decidedly
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to feel; to sense; to experience
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
contingency; fortuity; randomness; unpredictability; haphazardry
this (very thing); this precisely
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
rather; better; instead; if anything
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
two persons; two people; pair; couple
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)