beginning; outset; first; onset
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
while; during; while; although; all; both
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to need; to call for; to require
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
vamp (woman who uses sex appeal to exploit men); bump
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)