distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
at that time; in those days
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
in addition; besides this; twice
senior high school; high school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
I see; that's right; indeed
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
primary school; elementary school; grade school
together; at the same time; same; identical
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others