certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
cease-fire; truce; armistice
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
lately; recently; nowadays
results; record; grades; marks
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
in that way; thus; so; so?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...