thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
so; like this; in this way
study; diligence; discount; reduction
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
environment; circumstance
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
that's the way it is; such is life
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
every year; yearly; annually
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
apparent; obvious; very clear