in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
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)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
club journal; club notebook
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
feeling; sense; impression
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
club activities; extracurricular activities
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
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.)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
choice; selection; option
myself; yourself; I; me; you
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
long (time that has passed); old (story)
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically