head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
of course; certainly; naturally
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
within; inside of; less than
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
how many people; a number of people
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
victory stand; winners' podium
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
journal; magazine; periodical
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
story; tale; talk; discussion
after that; afterwards; thereafter
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to be plump; to be chubby
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
step-up; advance; progress; increase
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result