yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
history of Japan; Japanese history
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
study; diligence; discount; reduction
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
after school (at the end of the day)
time; hour; period; class
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
matcha; powdered green tea
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered