sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
combined junior high and high school
third day of the month; three days
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
fifth day of the month; five days
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
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)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to join together; to combine; to join up
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
series of battles; successive battles
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation