wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
such; this sort of; like this
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to feel; to sense; to experience
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
going home from work; on the way home from work
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...