to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to attempt; to test; to try out
light; right; right field; right fielder
time; hour; period; class
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
finish; end; completion; result
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
honorific/polite/humble prefix
at work; in the midst of work; working
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
flight; desertion; escape
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
understood; I see; OK; present; here
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
at least; at most; (even) just
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
both hands; both arms; ten
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
until now; so far; up to the present
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any