finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in that way; thus; so; so?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
at first; in the beginning; originally
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat