still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
graduation ceremony; commencement
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
March; third month of the lunar calendar
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
corridor; hallway; passageway
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
something; what; why; how
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
value; preciousness; nobility
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
preface; introduction; preamble
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
while; during; while; although; all; both
meaning; significance; sense
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
lyric sheet; card with the lyrics to a song
that; the matter in question
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember