something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
after school (at the end of the day)
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
without; but if; otherwise; or else
really; truly; indeed; good grief
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to feel depressed; to be down
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...