in this way; thus; such; uh...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
beginning; outset; first; onset
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation ceremony; commencement
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
spring break; spring vacation
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
junior high school student; middle school pupil
it is not (like that) either
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
genuine; authentic; true; real
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
people; men and women; each person; everybody
incident; affair; happening; event
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
March; third month of the lunar calendar
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
moderate; proper; just right
warming up sake; warmed sake
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use