precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
February; second month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
new book; new publication
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
from the viewpoint of; according to
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)