to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
last night; yesterday evening
another school; other schools
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to be worried; to be troubled
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
performer; entertainer; celebrity
all night; throughout the night
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
student (esp. a university student)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
I see; that's right; indeed
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
don't you think?; indicates question
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at