fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
book; volume; this; present; main; head
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
primary school; elementary school; grade school
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
in one's own way or style
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to behave well (of a child)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something