very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
honorific/polite/humble prefix
study; diligence; discount; reduction
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
don't you think?; indicates question
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
from here; from this place
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to attack; to assault; to assail
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract