what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
junior high school student; middle school pupil
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
results; record; grades; marks
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
senior high school; high school
how; in what way; how about
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(some) more; even more; longer; further