for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
such ... as; or some such
in that way; thus; so; so?
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
long ago; already; a long time ago
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
master; teacher; stable master
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof