terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
story; tale; talk; discussion
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
bond; bill; certificate; security
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
branch office; branch store
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
name; given name; first name
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
beginning; outset; first; onset
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
private tutor; coach; governess
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
results; record; grades; marks
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
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)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be helpful; to be useful
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
piece; fragment; one (object)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers