to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
even if; even though; however; no matter how
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to be photographed; to be able to photograph
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
father; dad; husband; you; he
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
inside; interior; inner part
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
around the world; throughout the world
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)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor