the other day;  lately;  recently;  meanwhile;  in the meantime
 senior high school;  high school
 entry to school or university;  matriculation;  enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
 wow!;  oh!;  yeah!;  alright!;  waah!;  boohoo!
 life;  living;  I;  me;  student
 system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
 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)
 funny;  amusing;  strange;  odd;  improper;  unsuitable
 anyhow;  anyway;  somehow or other;  apart from ...;  setting ... aside
 to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex);  to be well liked;  to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.);  to be welcomed
 (fish) biting at every cast
 love;  love-making;  passion;  emotion;  affections
 circumstances;  conditions;  situation;  reasons;  state of affairs
 what kind of;  what sort of;  what;  no matter what (kind of);  whatever;  any
 cartoon;  comic;  comic strip;  manga
 to be of use as a reference;  to be helpful
 to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.);  to dish out;  to pile up;  to heap up;  to administer (medicine, poison);  to dose out;  to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
 how about ...?;  I wonder;  I don't know
 serving (of food);  helping;  chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
 quite;  entirely;  completely;  as if;  as though;  just like
 questioning;  interrogation;  examination (of a witness)
 to receive;  to get;  to catch (e.g. a ball);  to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.);  to sustain (damage);  to incur (a loss);  to undergo (e.g. surgery)
 feeling uneasy;  very worried;  very anxious;  on tenterhooks;  on pins and needles
 or rather (say);  or better (say);  or perhaps I should say;  or, how should I put it,...;  I mean
 siblings;  brothers and sisters;  brothers;  siblings-in-law;  brothers-in-law;  mate
 to draw;  to paint;  to depict;  to describe;  to picture in one's mind;  to imagine
 to hear;  to listen (e.g. to music);  to ask;  to enquire;  to hear about;  to hear of;  to follow (advice, order, etc.)
 once;  one time;  temporarily;  for a moment;  one degree;  one tone
 all;  entire;  whole;  altogether
 indicates reason or excuse;  indicates dissatisfaction;  indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
 imagination;  supposition;  guess
 to mix;  to stir;  to blend
 come;  come now;  well;  who knows;  well now;  let's see
 when it comes to ...;  where ... is concerned;  if it's the case that ...;  if it turns out that ...;  if it's true that ...
 expression;  presentation;  representation;  notation
 or rather (say);  or better (say);  or perhaps I should say;  or, how should I put it;  I mean