elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
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
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
rather; better; instead; if anything
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
adult; mature; grown-up; sexy; erotic
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass