first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
tail (animal); tail end; tip
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
rear right; back right; right and behind
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
myself; yourself; I; me; you
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction