these days; nowadays; recently; lately
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
low (level, value, price, etc.)
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
general; popular; common; typical
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
rather; better; instead; if anything
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
meaning; significance; sense
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
majority group (party, faction)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
one by one; one each; one at a time
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole