opening and shutting; opening and closing
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
meaning; significance; sense
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
and yet; though; when; in spite of
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
man; male; masculine gender
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
absence from work without permission
to telephone; to make a phone call
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
to be needed; to be wanted
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
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
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to be surprised; to be astonished
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
junior high school student; middle school pupil
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
anything and everything; just about everything