for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
beginning; outset; first; onset
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to feel; to sense; to experience
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
than; from; out of; except; but; more
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
early (days); initial stage; initial
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
in history; ever; historical
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
how; in what way; in what manner
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
how long; how far; how much