start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
elder; elderly person; senior
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
calamity; disaster; accident
influence; clout; leverage
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
(in fiction) person changed into a vampire by magic
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
an assortment; combination
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
successful bid; winning a tender
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
gossip; corner of the mouth
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)