society; the world; the times
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
out of character; unlike one
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
(some) more; even more; longer; further
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
someone who withdraws from society (e.g. hides in their room); hikikomori
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
pupil; student; schoolchild
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to comfort; to console; to amuse
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
club activities; extracurricular activities
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to talk; to chat; to chatter
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean