for the first time in one's life
older sister; elder sister
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
summer vacation; summer holiday
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
university student; college student
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
national holiday; festival day
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
difficult to ...; hard to ...
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
personal; individual; private
one's share; one's portion
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even