these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
although I say; although one might say; although called
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
really; truly; indeed; good grief
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
senior high school; high school
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
results; record; grades; marks
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
finding employment; getting a job
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small