using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
this and that; various things
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
as if it were about oneself
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
writing; composition; essay; sentence
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
university student; college student
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle