strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
the other day; lately; recently
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
in perfect form; going swimmingly
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more