senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to gather; to collect; to assemble
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to employ; to hire; to charter
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing