of course; certainly; naturally
(not) a single person; (no) one
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
second day of the month; two days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
name; given name; first name
two persons; two people; pair; couple
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
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)
finally; in the end; on top of all that
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
meaning; significance; sense
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
even if not; even without
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
maintenance; preservation; improvement