state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
cookware; cooking utensil
material; materials; data; information; documents
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
older sister; elder sister
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
very young; little; childish; immature
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
3rd day of the month; three days
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
bento; Japanese box lunch
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
identification; ID; identity
beginning; outset; first; onset
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to press a question; to cross-examine
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly