for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
enlightened generation; millennial generation lacking ambition and material desire
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
your company; your shrine
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
business office; place of business
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to get back together (with a former partner)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
reopening; resumption; restarting
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
even if; even though; however; no matter how
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere