studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
time; hour; period; class
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
mass communication; mass media
traffic congestion; traffic jam; (traffic) deadlock
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
river; stream; River; the ... river
educator; teacher; educationalist
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
newly appointed; inaugural
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
name; given name; first name
set of three; three sets; three classes
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)