sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
when it becomes; when it comes to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in that way; thus; so; so?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
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)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
just because; even if; even though
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
beginning; outset; first; onset
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
tension; mental strain; nervousness
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
suffix for familiar person
such; this sort of; like this
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation