oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
good at fighting; usually wins a fight
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
senior high school; high school
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
how many people; a number of people
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
when it becomes; when it comes to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
company president; manager; director
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)