primary school; elementary school; grade school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
boy; son; baby boy; young man
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
cancellation (of a flight or sea voyage)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
feeling; sense; impression
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it