older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
company president; manager; director
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
this world; this life; world of the living
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
together; at the same time; same; identical
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
just because; even if; even though
club activities; extracurricular activities
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
single-mother household; fatherless family
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to be silent; to say nothing
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
hello; good day; good afternoon
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
by myself; in person; by oneself
fair and square; open and aboveboard