strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
jamming a finger; stubbing a toe; spraining a finger (toe)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
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.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
senior high school; high school
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in that way; thus; so; so?
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
intelligence; intellect; brains
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
genius; prodigy; natural gift
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
until now; so far; up to the present
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation