at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
time; season; period; phase; stage
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
reality; actuality; hard fact
(some) more; even more; longer; further
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
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.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to be surprised; to be astonished
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
duty; function; office; mission; task
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to