how many years; how long; what year
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
not understanding; not knowing
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
author; writer; novelist; artist
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
business trip; official trip
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
such; like that; that sort of
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
university graduate; having graduated from university
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason