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
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
wherein; therein; thereinto
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 seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
feeling; sense; impression
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
although I say; although one might say; although called
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
study; diligence; discount; reduction
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
complete; whole; perfect; safe
future (usually near); prospects
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sleeping pill; sleep medication
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
that's the way it is; such is life
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion