imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
contract; compact; agreement
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
just because; even if; even though
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
so-and-so; who?; which people?
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
senior high school student
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)