and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
woman; female; feminine gender
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
ago; since; before; previous
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
this occasion; at this time; now
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)