claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
only; merely; but; no more than
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
impossible; unlikely; improbable
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
time; hour; period; class
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
understood; I see; OK; present; here
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
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 come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become