easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
raging fire; conflagration
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
really; truly; indeed; good grief
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
no!; no no!; no, not at all
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to look forward to something
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
had better ...; had better not ...
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common