halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
together; at the same time; same; identical
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
surroundings; environs; circumference
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well