senior high school; high school
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
open; spacious; extensive
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
surrounding at a distance
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
Japanese person; Japanese people
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
almost; roughly; approximately
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar