to be surprised; to be astonished
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
honorific/polite/humble prefix
answering machine; answer phone
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
beginning; outset; first; onset
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
now; the present time; just now; another; more
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
every year; yearly; annually
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon