what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
sick person; patient; invalid
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to sigh; to breathe a sigh