at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
reality; actuality; hard fact
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
all; entire; whole; altogether
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
special number; special issue
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
history of; experience of
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on