above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
life; living; I; me; student
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
victory stand; winners' podium
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)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
bicycle rental; bike rental; rental bicycle
of no interest; not interested
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
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.)
the other day; a few days ago
overall victory; championship
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice