this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Saitama (city, prefecture)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
finding employment; getting a job
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
new life; fresh start; new routine
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
since; henceforth; ever since
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
reaction; response; reaction
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
don't you think?; indicates question
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date