sparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grass
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
close; intimate; on good terms
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
senior high school; high school
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
close; intimate; on good terms
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed