to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
study; research; investigation
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
flexible-hours system; flextime; flexitime; flex (in a golf shaft)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
just past noon; afternoon
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
middle of the night; dead of night
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
writing vertically; vertical writing
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
enumeration; citation; listing