heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
name; given name; first name
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be born; to come into the world
God; god; ace; king; superior person
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
deportation; expulsion from the country
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
Japanese person; Japanese people
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
genuine article; real thing; real deal
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
stupid girl; stupid woman
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
family; members of a family
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
should; must; -able; probably; likely
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to grow up; to become an adult
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth