as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
club activities; extracurricular activities
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
failure; mistake; blunder
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
regret; repentance; remorse
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
when it becomes; when it comes to
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
serious; not joking; straight
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how