to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
many; numerous; various; large number of
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
finally; in the end; on top of all that
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
putting into operation; invocation
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
all over the body; from head to foot; all over