either way; in any case; one way or another
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
society; public; community; social studies
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
illustrated diary; picture diary
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
since; henceforth; ever since
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
Laputa (flying island in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift)
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to become hoarse; to become husky
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
intelligence; intellect; brains
difference; variation; difference
influence; effect; impact
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on