to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
impossible; unlikely; improbable
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
mountain ridge; near a mountain
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
club activities; extracurricular activities
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in that way; thus; so; so?
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction