to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
(committee) chairman; president
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
corridor; hallway; passageway
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
what time; (lit.) which hour
start of work; commencement; opening
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
progress; advance; improvement; development
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be too numerous; to be too much
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
to rise; to erect; to get up
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
one's figure during sleep
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to talk; to chat; to chatter
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care