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
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
primary school; elementary school; grade school
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
suffix for familiar person
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
in that way; thus; so; so?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
I see; that's right; indeed
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
door; gate; opening; title page
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out