nothing but; except; no more than
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
pupil; student; schoolchild
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
memory; sense; experience
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
and yet; though; when; in spite of