to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
than; from; out of; except; but; more
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
honorific/polite/humble prefix
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
have a good day; take care; see you
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
study; diligence; discount; reduction
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
Japanese person; Japanese people
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor