to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
commuting to school; school commute
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
street at night; making a night journey
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to discuss; to talk together
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
in comparison to; rather than
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
leader of a charge; first to arrive
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to stiffen; to become stiff
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
moment by moment; hour by hour
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
for example; for instance; e.g.
now; the present time; just now; another; more
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...