hello; good day; good afternoon
it's been a long time; long time no see
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
story; tale; talk; discussion
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
please (give me); please (do for me)
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
how; in what way; how about
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
nothing but; except; no more than
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
time; hour; period; class
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed