knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
manners; behavior; behaviour
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
job hunting; job searching
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
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
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
older sister; lass; young lady
than; from; out of; except; but; more
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
please (give me); please (do for me)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
foreign; abroad; overseas
how many years; how long; what year
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
now; the present time; just now; another; more
finding employment; getting a job