for the first time in one's life
such; like that; that sort of
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
program (e.g. TV); programme
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
about this time; about now
murder; homicide; manslaughter
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
since one was born; (in) all one's life