to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
corridor; hallway; passageway
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
woman; female; feminine gender
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to gather; to collect; to assemble
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to compose; to put together
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful