to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
standard; set; routine; decided
to eagerly look forward to
while being out of the office or away from home
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
whichever one chooses; either way
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
just because; even if; even though
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
several sheets (flat objects)
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to miss out on going; to fail to go
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
place where one works; construction site; working area
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride