it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
curious; strange; unusual
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
precision equipment; delicate equipment
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to take command; to give direction
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
stairs; stairway; staircase
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition