because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
one cause; one reason; one factor
together; at the same time; same; identical
senior high school; high school
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
as a child; when one was a child
something like ...; something called ...
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
although I say; although one might say; although called
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
video game (played on a home console)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
than; from; out of; except; but; more
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to look around; to look towards (us)
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
you could say; you might say; verging on the
electricity; (electric) light
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
button (clothing); push-button
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)