to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
honorific/polite/humble prefix
suffix for familiar person
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
how; in what way; how about
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
single word; a few words; brief comment
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
(school) recital; school concert; class presentation; presentation (for a new product, etc.); announcement event; launch event
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
long-awaited; much-awaited
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
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)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
don't you think?; indicates question