today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
until now; so far; up to the present
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
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
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
environment; circumstance
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
those (near the second person)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
this is why; this means; it is the case that
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to make an appearance; to show up
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour