claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
future (usually near); prospects
suffrage; the right to vote
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
to be helpful; to be useful
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to speak; to hear a voice
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
transfer student; student changing schools
transcription; copying; handwriting (as a school subject); penmanship
to turn towards; to point
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
at that time; in those days
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
explanation; interpretation
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
youthful crowd; crowd of young people coming into their own
drama; play; powerful drug
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)