conviction; belief; confidence
assertion; declaration; affirmation
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
how many people; a number of people
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
in comparison to; rather than
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
surroundings; environs; circumference
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
for a while; for some time; for a period
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
in name only; titular; nominal
adviser; advisor; consultant
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)