comparatively; relatively
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
by myself; in person; by oneself
to feel; to sense; to experience
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
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)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
job hunting; job searching
motive power; driving force
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
(full-length) novel; long novel
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
although I say; although one might say; although called
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous