is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
selection; choice; option
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
beginning; outset; first; onset
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
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
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Nagano (city, prefecture)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
time; hour; period; class
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done