to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
beginning; outset; first; onset
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
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)
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
please (give me); please (do for me)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)