for the first time in one's life
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to look upwards; to look up
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
general idea; concept; notion
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
story; tale; talk; discussion
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits