start; commencement; beginning; initiation
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
in the meanwhile; during the time
to encamp; to take up positions
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
change; transformation; inversion
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to gain strength; to increase ability
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
depravity; corruption; degradation
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
theatre; theater; playhouse
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
mask; disguise; guise; mask
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
simultaneously; all at once; in unison