leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
senior high school; high school
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
older sister; lass; young lady
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
date (of an event, meeting, etc.)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
new student; freshman; first-year student
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)