first meeting; first interview with
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to like; to love; to be fond of
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
finally; barely; only just; gradually
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to move forward; to move on
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
albino Japanese rat snake
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time