for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
overconfident; presumptuous
everything one does; whatever one does
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to become desperate; to give in to despair
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
murder; killing; murderer
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)