duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
while; during; while; although; all; both
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to talk; to chat; to chatter
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
how long; how far; how much
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
overseas student; exchange student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
after that; afterwards; thereafter
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to accept; to receive; to agree
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to be able (to); to be possible (to)