excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(someone else's) daughter
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
writing; composition; essay; sentence
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
society; the world; the times
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
rebellious phase; rebellious age
middle and high-school students
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
society; public; community; social studies
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
book; volume; this; present; main; head
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...