office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
you (plural); all of you; you all
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
about this time; about now
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence