life; living; I; me; student
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
class president; head class representative
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
and yet; though; when; in spite of
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to pass (of time); to elapse
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
selection; choice; picking out
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
menial; meanness; servility; abject