easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
in comparison to; rather than
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
after school (at the end of the day)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
blank column; blank space
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
participation; joining; entry; adherence
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
please (give me); please (do for me)
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to hand over; to surrender
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
application; request; petition
document; official papers
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
at a loss for words; stumped for words
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah