origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
having said that; on the other hand
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to become clear; to be made public
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
otherwise; or else; if not
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
vocal sound; tone of voice
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
in order; in turn; one by one
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
destruction; annihilation; extermination
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
shell (e.g. electron shell)
shellfish; seashell; shell
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into