business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
new student; freshman; first-year student
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
control; management (e.g. of a business)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
way (of doing); manner; method; means
already; now; no longer; not any more
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
matter of time; question of time
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that