beginning; outset; first; onset
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
true state; actual condition; reality
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
surroundings; environs; circumference
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to accept; to receive; to agree
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
because of; owing to; due to
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
as (for); for; in the capacity of