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; as one likes; because; condition; state
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 (a thing) 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
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
life; living; I; me; student
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; expression; honor; honour
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
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.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
woman; female; feminine gender
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
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
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
empress dowager; queen mother
connection; link; relationship
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular