older sister; lass; young lady
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
article; news story; report; account
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
the other day; a few days ago
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
offender; criminal; culprit
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
female high-school student
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
baby hatch (for unwanted newborns); foundling wheel
to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment