beginning; outset; first; onset
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that is to say; so that means
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
freely; frankly; without reserve
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case