surely; certainly; without doubt
long ago; already; a long time ago
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to have a talk; to tell a story
now; the present time; just now; another; more
senior high school; high school
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
finding employment; getting a job
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
principle of laissez-faire
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed