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