than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
test period; exam period; examination time
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...