Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
senior high school; high school
supporting role (actor); minor role
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
accomplishment; execution
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
two persons; two people; pair; couple
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
in that manner; like that
while; during; while; although; all; both
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward