former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
needy circumstances; living in poverty
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis