morning; forenoon; just before noon
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be discouraged; to shrink from
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
many; much; plenty; hardly
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
imagination; supposition; guess
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to toady; to be obsequious
incompetent; have no merit
honour; honor; glory; privilege
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to have the privilege of doing
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
surely (not); certainly (not)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation