close; intimate; on good terms
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
winter vacation; winter holidays
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
in that way; thus; so; so?
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work