to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
one way or the other; either way
from the beginning; from scratch
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
in the morning; during the morning
weight training; muscle training
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
considerably; fairly; quite
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
(not so) much; (not) very
not caring; not giving a damn
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise