to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
boarding house; school dormitory
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
private funds; own funds; private property
donation; contribution; endowment
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
welfare institution; welfare facility
library; book collection; paperback book
administration; medication; dosage
to escape death; to be saved from death
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
at the height (peak) of one's popularity
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
estate sale; estate liquidation
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
leading force; driving force; leader
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree