English conversation; school for English conversation
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
pronunciation; production of sound
considerably; fairly; quite
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
around the world; throughout the world
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
handful; small amount; small number
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
boy; son; baby boy; young man
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
major recession; serious (economic) depression; Great Depression
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
directions; instructions; orders; command
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
principal of a private school
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance