beginning; outset; first; onset
process; course; mechanism
form; shape; figure; visage
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to turn round; to face about; to turn about