simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
sense of smell; olfaction
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
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?
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to take; to catch; to capture
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
synchronization; synchronized swimming
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key