no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
human rights; civil liberties
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
results; record; grades; marks
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
existence; possession; having; limited company
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
physical education; PE; gym (class)
marathon; long-distance race
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to see through; to see the true nature of something
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
understanding; comprehension
difficult to ...; hard to ...
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous