seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
results; record; grades; marks
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to live; to make a living; to get on with
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
fine weather; fair weather
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
ability to ignore bad things happening to one; power to not get upset or worked up (by ignoring something)
(committee) chairman; president
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
together; at the same time; same; identical