so; like this; in this way
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
such a thing; something like that
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
silence (not speaking); muteness
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously