serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
quiz; short test; mini test
image; figure; figure; form; image
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
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
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; even though; despite
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
bright person; talented student; prodigy
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
marking; grading; scoring
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)