preliminary step; first step
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
huh; I'll be damned; well!
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
right behind; just behind; directly behind
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
input; (data) entry; typing
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
start button (e.g. in Windows)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man