First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(some) more; even more; longer; further
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
botanical; vegetable; vegetal; vegetative
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
by myself; in person; by oneself
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
particular; hard to please; fussy
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
myself; yourself; I; me; you
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
part-time employer; place where one works part-time