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
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
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
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
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
superior; superiors; senior
performer; entertainer; celebrity
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
deadline (esp. in the entertainment industry); fixed ending time