for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
clear; precise; definite; distinct
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to become calm; to die down
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
concession; conciliation; compromise
had better ...; had better not ...
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
be (that) as it may; having said that
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
one person; another name; nickname; alias
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
to complain; to make a complaint
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand