expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
home area; home town; local
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
registered dietitian; nationally certified nutritionist
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
food and drink; eating and drinking
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
university student; college student
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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