language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
to sit for an examination
memory-making; making memories
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
it is not (like that) either
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
after school (at the end of the day)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
school building; schoolhouse
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
please (give me); please (do for me)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
anonymity; using an assumed name
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)