a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
bento; Japanese box lunch
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
moment by moment; hour by hour
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
devoted; self-sacrificing
charming; fascinating; attractive
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
judgment; judgement; discernment
coming out (as gay, etc.)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray