and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
don't you think?; indicates question
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
older brother and younger sister
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to subsist; to keep on living
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
fields (of rice and other crops)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency