few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
after school (at the end of the day)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
library (usu. single-room); small library
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)