time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
participation; joining; entry; adherence
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
university lecturer; college lecturer
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in succession; one by one
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
man; male; masculine gender
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
suffix for familiar person
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be torn off; to come off
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to