beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
way out; means to escape; escape route
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to call again; to call someone back
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
combination technique in Judo
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate