to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
graduation ceremony; commencement
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
celebratory banquet; feast
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(medical) doctor; physician
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
lidded; covered; container with a lid
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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?
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention