lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
long time; long interval; for quite some time
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
question; inquiry; enquiry
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
society; the world; the times
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
senior high school student
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial