wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
university student; college student
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
myself; yourself; I; me; you
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in comparison to; rather than
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
study; research; investigation
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
future (usually near); prospects
finding employment; getting a job
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to be worried; to be troubled
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need