capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
very much; very many; more and more
otherwise; or else; if not
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
why; how; for what reason
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to ask a question; to ask questions
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
how long; how far; how much
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
form; shape; figure; morph
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in order; sequential; seriatim
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...