to begin (doing); to start (doing)
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
start of a romance; beginning of love
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
prejudice; bias; distorted view
son of a bitch; piece of shit
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
main question; real issue at hand
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
uncle (older than one's parent)
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
company president; manager; director
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)