to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
study; diligence; discount; reduction
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
how; in what way; how about
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
bento; Japanese box lunch
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
student (esp. a university student)