recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
memories; recollections; reminiscence
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
memory-making; making memories
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to have the privilege of doing
address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony); formal reply
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr