sunlight; rays of the Sun
to rain incessantly; to downpour
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
there is nothing; having nothing
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to talk; to chat; to chatter
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
promotion; raising of status
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
in history; ever; historical
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
attendance; presence; appearance
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be silent; to say nothing
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide