to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to be smeared; to be covered
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
sorry; excuse me; thank you
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately