past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to accept (something) with thanks
manners; courtesy; etiquette
in its entirety; whole; wholly
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
system; institution; organization; organisation
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
third-year student; third-year pupil
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
woman; female; feminine gender
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
empress dowager; queen mother
connection; link; relationship
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)