until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
suffix for familiar person
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be silent; to say nothing
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
adds force or indicates command
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
life; living; I; me; student
club activities; extracurricular activities
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; how about
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only