in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
determination; resolution
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
serious; severe; grave; acute
Yamato (province); Japan; the art of classical Japanese poetry
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
ceremony; celebration; law code
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
attendance (at school); going to school
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning