society; public; community; social studies
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
so; like this; in this way
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
beginning; outset; first; onset
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
distant look; faraway look