annual (plant); first-year student
surely (not); certainly (not)
first meeting; first interview with
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
hostess (in a hostess bar)
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
educational institution; school; academy; campus
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
seniority by length of service
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
and; thereupon; because of that
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to