squad leader; group leader; team leader
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
written explanation; written apology
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
serious; not joking; straight
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
senior high school; high school
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
older brother; elder brother
just one person; only one
to be kind to; to treat kindly
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
selection; choice; option
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to apologize; to apologise
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to like; to love; to be fond of