timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
promotion (school, military, etc.)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
senior; elder; person older than oneself
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
superior; superiors; senior
performer; entertainer; celebrity
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work