for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
anything and everything; just about everything
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
homeroom; form room; form class
time; hour; period; class
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
living thing; organism; creature; biology
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be found; to be discovered
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
when it becomes; when it comes to