beginning of the year; early in the New Year
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
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)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to shout (in anger); to yell
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
man; male; masculine gender
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
special promotion (in rank or grade)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
life; living; I; me; student
prohibition; inhibition; ban
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
second day of the month; two days
within; inside of; less than
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
no!; no no!; no, not at all