autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
a little; a bit; slightly
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
reality; actuality; hard fact
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
school of one's (first, second) choice
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
maintenance; preservation; improvement
results; record; grades; marks
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
selection; choice; option
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application