pupil; student; schoolchild
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
I see; that's right; indeed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
spring break; spring vacation
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
senior high school; high school
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
such; like that; that sort of
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty