for the first time in one's life
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
the way back; the way home; return trip
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
together; at the same time; same; identical
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
while; even though; despite
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
the other day; a few days ago
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)