today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
table tennis club; ping-pong club
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
nugget (e.g. gold, chicken, fish)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
since when; from when; how long
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
notice; attention; observation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
club activities; extracurricular activities
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information