to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
(one's) quota; assignment
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to talk; to chat; to chatter
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)