sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
with a broad grin; smirking
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
dead person; deceased person
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
junior high school student; middle school pupil
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
continuing one's education into high school
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
senior high school; high school
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
if it is (the case that ...)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
beginning; outset; first; onset
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
home area; home town; local
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification