positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
class president; head class representative
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
results; record; grades; marks
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
space (room, area, outer space)
folding; collapsible; telescopic
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to fold up; to fold into layers
chair; stool; post; office; position
schoolgirl; female student
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
annual (plant); first-year student
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
hello; good day; good afternoon