whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
of course; certainly; naturally
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
originally; by nature; from the start
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
principal of a private school
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
person concerned; interested party; related party
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
as a child; when one was a child
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity