to apologize; to apologise
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
how long; how much; to what extent
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
antiquity; the previous era
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
place; room; margin; scope
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
impossible; unlikely; improbable
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
correction; revision; amendment
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively