it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
rehearsal; rehabilitation
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to feel; to sense; to experience
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
beginning; outset; first; onset
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)