for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
in person; personally; (do) oneself
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
eruption; volcanic eruption
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible