origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
senior high school student
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
route map (buses, trains, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
difficult to ...; hard to ...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
vitality; ability to earn a living
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed