to try to do; to attempt to do
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
difficult to ...; hard to ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
when; at what moment; what time
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
class meeting; classroom assembly
life; living; I; me; student
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
topic of discussion; agenda
why; how; for what reason
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher