but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
... years old; age (of) ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
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
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
how; in what way; how about
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
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
such; like that; that sort of
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently