club activities; extracurricular activities
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
please (give me); please (do for me)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be worried; to be troubled
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I see; that's right; indeed
at least; at most; (even) just
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof