to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
lowest ever; record-low; lowest on record
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extremely; terrifically; super
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
summer vacation; summer holiday
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
than; from; out of; except; but; more
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety