chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
natural; reasonable; understandable
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
two times; twice; two degrees
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
results; record; grades; marks
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
senior high school student
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
close; intimate; on good terms
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead