seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
death game; genre of fiction in which characters participate in a contest where their lives are at stake
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
state of mind; mentality; psychology
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
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 understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
control; management (e.g. of a business)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
from now; from this moment; henceforth
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
of course; certainly; naturally
by myself; in person; by oneself
choices; alternatives; options
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
results; record; grades; marks
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
data processing; information processing
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff