to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
while; even though; despite
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
Tenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
senior high school student
excursion; field trip; school trip
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at that time; in those days
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
now; the present time; just now; another; more
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
myself; yourself; I; me; you
such; this sort of; like this
in the city; within the city
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
imagination; supposition; guess
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)