chapter one; first chapter
educational institution; school; academy; campus
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
concurrent engineering; CE
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
fall; drop; descent; coming down
one (thing); one piece; one item
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
one's own child; one's own children
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very