to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
company; corporation; workplace
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
myself; yourself; I; me; you
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
corridor; hallway; passageway
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling