from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
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)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be surprised; to be astonished
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
don't you think?; indicates question
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
pure; undiluted; raw; crude
of course; certainly; naturally
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)