beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
until now; so far; up to the present
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
due form; official; formality
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she