sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
hey there; I say; see here
line; queue; procession; matrix
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
retort; back talk; backchat
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
voting; ballot; poll; vote
armband; arm band; brassard
to keep a watchful eye on
ballot paper; voting paper
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
choices; alternatives; options
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
as expected; as predicted
several people; a few people
how can (one) do something
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)