preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
day after day; day by day
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
self-supporting student; working student
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
shopping; purchased goods
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
now; the present time; just now; another; more
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
name; given name; first name
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike