beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to differ; to vary; to disagree
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
preference; priority; precedence
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to happen to hear; to overhear
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
three; three years of age
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
arm; skill; efforts; ability
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
chair; stool; post; office; position
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture