for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be needed; to be wanted
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
honorific/polite/humble prefix
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to be found; to be discovered
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
just managing; with great difficulty
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to talk; to chat; to chatter
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter