no!; no no!; no, not at all
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
than; from; out of; except; but; more
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
club activities; extracurricular activities
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
by all means; by all costs
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
failure; mistake; blunder
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit