for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
finishing blow; coup de grâce
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(committee) chairman; president
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to say; to be called; to do
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
opinion; intention; thought
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with