just because; even if; even though
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
club activities; extracurricular activities
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(some) more; even more; longer; further
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
atrocious crime; heinous crime
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
victim; injured party; sufferer
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
variety show (e.g. on TV)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
almost; roughly; approximately
easy; simple; there's no way that ...