to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
meaning; significance; sense
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
confections; sweets; candy; cake
money in one's possession
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
if it is (the case that ...)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
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)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
difference; variation; difference
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
chance; opportunity; occasion
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
home; household; family; hearth
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank