[えん(縁);えにし(縁);えに;え(縁), en ( heri ); enishi ( heri ); eni ; e ( heri )] (n) (1) fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); (2) relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection; (3) family ties; affinity; (4) (えん only) opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship); (5) (えん only) { Buddh } (See 因・2) pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes); (6) (えん only) (also written as 椽) narrow open-air veranda #3129
[けいりん(P);ケイリン, keirin (P); keirin] (n) (ケイリン is often used for the sport, and 競輪 is often used in the context of gambling) keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish; (P) #3751
[ふにん, funin] (n, vs) moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment; (P) #9740
[いちからやりなおす, ichikarayarinaosu] (exp, v5s) to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
[ひきり, hikiri] (n) hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill
[はたをあげる, hatawoageru] (exp, v1) (1) to raise (hoist) a flag; (2) to raise an army; (3) to start a new business
[うおひにのぼる;うおこおりにのぼる, uohininoboru ; uokoorininoboru] (exp) (See 七十二候) third climate of spring (when the ice breaks and fish start appearing near the surface)
[くちびをきる, kuchibiwokiru] (exp, v5r) to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot (fig. only); to start a conversation
[ぎょうをあらためる, gyouwoaratameru] (exp, v1) to start a new paragraph
[してばしら(仕手柱);シテばしら(シテ柱), shitebashira ( shite hashira ); shite bashira ( shite hashira )] (n) (See 仕手・2) upstage right pillar (on a noh stage), where the main actor stands at the start and end of the play