in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
time; hour; period; class
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
consequence; outcome; result; blame
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
it's been a long time; long time no see
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
look!; there!; here!; that is
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
school affairs; religious affairs
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to face; to go towards; to head towards
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)