but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
senior high school student
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
female friend; woman friend
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
book; volume; this; present; main; head
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
but; however; provided that
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
such ... as; or some such
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
society; the world; the times
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to correct oneself; to restate
woman; female; feminine gender
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
photography; taking photographs
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
a few years ago; some years back
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...