this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
battlefield; battleground
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
private tutor; coach; governess
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
father; dad; husband; you; he
company president; manager; director
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
rather; better; instead; if anything