single word; a few words; brief comment
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
establishment; settlement
early (days); initial stage; initial
only; merely; but; no more than
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
long ago; already; a long time ago
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
mass communication; mass media
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to telephone; to make a phone call
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat