to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
practice; practising; experience
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to face; to go towards; to head towards
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
antiquity; the previous era
to recall; to remember; to recollect
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
perfect; complete; flawless
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
rather; better; instead; if anything
polish; improvement; burnishing
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
woman; female; feminine gender
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically