one's parents' generation
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
several years; a few years
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
don't worry about it; forget about it
such; this sort of; like this
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
serious; not joking; straight
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
central government office; head office; this office
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you