beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
surrounding at a distance
middle of the night; dead of night
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
front; frontage; facade; main
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to care for someone; to look after someone
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
like; similar to; same as
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out