about this time; about now
school building; schoolhouse
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
meaning; significance; sense
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
sequel; later development
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to hide; to keep to oneself
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)