to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to breathe out; to exhale
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
unfortunately; regrettably
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
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
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
image; figure; figure; form; image
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to say; to be pleased to say
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...