start; commencement; beginning; initiation
whispering into a person's ear
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
it's been a long time; long time no see
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
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.)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
in this way; thus; such; uh...
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
to speak; to hear a voice
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
conviction; belief; confidence
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind