beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
process; course; mechanism
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to commit an act (or acts) of terrorism
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
standard; set; routine; decided
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
carcinogenic; cancer causing
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
striking; remarkable; considerable
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
magician; conjurer; illusionist
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
heaps of corpses all around
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly