even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to be accepted by a university
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
senior high school; high school
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
graduation ceremony; commencement
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
that's true; of course; obviously
to name; to call; to christen; to term
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back; sleeping; sleep
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes