memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
beginning; outset; first; onset
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see