hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
practice; practising; training; study
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
senior high school student
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
adds force or indicates command
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)