origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
good prospects; full of hope; promising
(period of) a year; during an era
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
again; once more; a second time
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
alone; unaided; away from home
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)