indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
university graduate; having graduated from university
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
welcome!; nice to see you!
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
number one; first; best; most; game; round
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
it is I who should say so
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
amount to be borne; one's share (of expenses)
application; request; petition
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
national pension; government pension system
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to be worried; to be troubled