wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
loveable; very likeable; like very much
serious; not joking; straight
both; both sides; both parties
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
no, not like that (but like this)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
student (esp. a university student)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
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
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
job hunting; job searching
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
professor; teaching; instruction
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
accurate; correct; precise; exact
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
job hunting; job searching
about when; about what time; how soon
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
so; like this; in this way