somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
considerably; greatly; a lot
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
speaking (generally related to learning English)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
had better ...; had better not ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
school of one's (first, second) choice
interview (e.g. for a job)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
adds force or indicates command
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
and; AND (Boolean operator)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
almost; roughly; approximately
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
tension; mental strain; nervousness
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause