recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
paint chat; Internet chat room where users can draw pictures
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
unless one ...; if one does not ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!