surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
memories; recollections; reminiscence
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to have a talk; to tell a story
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
discovery; detection; finding
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
supreme; sublime; highest
seeing off and meeting on return
duty; function; office; mission; task
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
current student; enrolled student
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
the same; the said; likewise
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize