for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
senior high school; high school
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
very; extremely; excessively
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
considerably; greatly; a lot
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
changing completely; transformation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to stick it out (until the end)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
suffix for familiar person
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence