rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
something like ...; something called ...
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
(period of) a year; during an era
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
first; first base; first baseman; fast
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
beginning; outset; first; onset
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
pronunciation; production of sound
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
fluent (in a language); flowing
fast-talking; rapid talking
like this; this sort; this way
hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism