previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to be worried; to be troubled
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
how long; how far; how much
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
meaning; significance; sense
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record