to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
how; in what way; how about
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
close; intimate; on good terms
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
surname; family name; last name
use of the familiar address "kun"; treating someone with familiarity
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing