then; well; so; well then
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
drama; play; powerful drug
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
script; screenplay; scenario
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be found; to be discovered
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
story; tale; talk; discussion
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall