that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
practice; practising; training; study
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
summer vacation; summer holiday
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
study; diligence; discount; reduction
really; truly; indeed; good grief
father; dad; husband; you; he
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be too late; to be too slow
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
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.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
future (usually near); prospects
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station