unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to be accepted by a university
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
senior high school; high school
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
graduation ceremony; commencement
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
that's true; of course; obviously
to name; to call; to christen; to term
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back; sleeping; sleep
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose