founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to get angry; to become perverse
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
front shrine; hall of worship
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
appearance; expression; manifestation
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
person who has rendered distinguished service
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage