yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
failure; mistake; blunder
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
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
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned