there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
confections; sweets; candy; cake
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
number one; first; best; most; game; round
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
private tutor; coach; governess
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
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
perfect; complete; flawless
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
father; dad; husband; you; he
company president; manager; director
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so