hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to raise one's voice; to shout
so; like this; in this way
attendance (at school); going to school
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
call; summons; convening; convocation
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
how many people; a number of people
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
and yet; though; when; in spite of
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)