idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
finding employment; getting a job
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
restaurant that only serves set meals
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)