period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
quick work; (clever) feat
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
female high school student
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
driving at reduced speed; running at reduced speed (e.g. train)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
when; how soon; how long until
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding