to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
until now; so far; up to the present
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
senior high school; high school
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
life; living; I; me; student
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
in that manner; like that
imagination; supposition; guess
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
New Year's Eve; December 31
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding