even; indicates something unexpected occurs
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
war; battle; match; game; competition
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.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
(some) more; even more; longer; further
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
summer vacation; summer holiday
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
sports ground; sports oval
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
letter; missive; note; mail
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
it's been a long time; long time no see
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
cooperation; collaboration
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK