consequence; outcome; result; blame
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
father; dad; husband; you; he
(not) even once; (not) ever
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
time; hour; period; class
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
attendance; presence; appearance
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing