textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
society; public; community; social studies
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
government; administration
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
special training; intensive training; crash course
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
bento; Japanese box lunch
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects