to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
going to and from school; school commute
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
club activities; extracurricular activities
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
coherence; order; focus; point
number one; first; best; most; game; round
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
single word; a few words; brief comment
home environment; family environment
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
such; like that; that sort of
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
kind; sort; species; species
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal