beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to have a hard time of it
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
(written) contract; agreement
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
vice; immorality; corruption
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
(very) patient; persevering
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
otherwise; or else; if not
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
completely beating somebody up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing somebody
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling