debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
(for the) first time in one's life
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
something like ...; something called ...
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
while; during; while; although; all; both
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
telephone call; telephone (device)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point