a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be surprised; to be astonished
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly