to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
corridor; hallway; passageway
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
woman; female; feminine gender
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to gather; to collect; to assemble
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to compose; to put together
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry