and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
don't you think?; indicates question
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to be needed; to be wanted
older brother and younger sister
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to subsist; to keep on living
fields (of rice and other crops)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency