at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to show signs of; to appear
to like; to love; to be fond of
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
Christmas Eve; holy night
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
heave-ho; oof; ugh; "yoiya"; doo-doo-doo; dum-dum-dum
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
go on!; right!; here goes!
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate