as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
sympathy; compassion; pity
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
invitation; introduction; temptation
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate