at first; in the beginning; originally
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
originally; by nature; from the start
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
tone (of voice); manner of talking
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
form; shape; figure; visage
smallish; on the small side
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
one-by-one; separately; in detail
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to put into the mouth; to eat
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste