hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
tennis; tennis played with regulation balls
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
only; merely; but; no more than
so; like this; in this way
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
club activities; extracurricular activities
fetching balls (tennis, baseball, etc.); ball boy
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
height (of body); stature
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
(physical) growth; development
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be worried; to be troubled
such; like that; that sort of; very
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so