start; commencement; beginning; initiation
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
active; dynamic; energetic
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
antiquity; the previous era
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
for example; for instance; e.g.
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
loved one; lover; sweetheart
like; similar to; as with; in the same way