so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
rejection (of an application)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
company president; manager; director
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
young CEO; young company president
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
in that way; thus; so; so?
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
multiplication table; times table
two-by-four (e.g. method)
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
everybody; every last one of them; all
restlessly; restively; agitated; fidgety
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study