(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
surely; certainly; without doubt
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
law department; law school
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
results; record; grades; marks
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
mass communication; mass media
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
bank; banking institution
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
program (e.g. TV); programme
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
senior high school student
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
non-Japanese celebrity; foreigner celebrity
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)