failed student; student required to repeat a year
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize; to apologise
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
fishing boat; boat-shaped hanging flower vase
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
in comparison to; rather than
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
night stall; night shop; night fair
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)