poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
these guys; these fellows
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
secret; private; surreptitious
long ago; a long time ago; already
light; faint; pale; fleeting
memories; recollections; reminiscence
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month