that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
program (e.g. TV); programme
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
new student; freshman; first-year student
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)