is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
overseas student; exchange student
to accept; to receive; to agree
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
such; this sort of; like this
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
then; well; so; well then
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
boy; son; baby boy; young man
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o