only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
summer vacation; summer holiday
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
adds force or indicates command
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
such; like that; that sort of; very
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?