beginning; outset; first; onset
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
no matter how much time passes
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(some) more; even more; longer; further
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
and yet; though; when; in spite of
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller