senior high school student
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
feeling; sense; impression
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
reopening; resumption; restarting
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
either way; in any case; one way or another
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
educational institution; school; academy; campus
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion