considerably; fairly; quite
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
club activities; extracurricular activities
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
since when; from when; how long
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
being argued into silence; being left speechless
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to like; to love; to be fond of
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
meaning; significance; sense
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
Western music; European music
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
while; during; while; although; all; both
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most