I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
for the first time in one's life
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
father; dad; husband; you; he
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school