to be found; to be discovered
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
one's family; family member
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
summer vacation; summer holiday
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
nothing but; except; no more than
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to lead a life; to live a life
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
world fair; international exposition
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
it's been a long time; long time no see
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit