beginning; outset; first; onset
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
corridor; hallway; passageway
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to rock; to shake; to swing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
school building; schoolhouse
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
at once; immediately; right now
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
attendance; presence; appearance
duty; obligation; responsibility