to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
molester; groper; masher; pervert
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
commuting to school; school commute
how; in what way; by what means
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
single word; a few words; brief comment
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
ten; 10; ten years of age
reading partway; leaving half-read
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance