possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
senior high school; high school
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
1,000,000; one million; million; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
such; like that; that sort of; very
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
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
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
being startled; getting a shock
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
self-consciousness; self-awareness