endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
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?
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
and then; and so; and; so then
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to this extent; to this degree; this much
student (esp. a university student)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be conspicuous; to stand out
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
senior high school; high school
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...