after all; because; but; even; too; as well
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
serious; not joking; straight
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
with these words; while saying
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
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
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to freeze to death; to die of cold
how; in what way; how about
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indoor (court, pool, etc.)