to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
one's possessions; ownership
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
club activities; extracurricular activities
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
study; research; investigation
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
large serving; large portion
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
alone; by oneself; on one's own
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate