test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
junior high school student; middle school pupil
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
the last moment; the very end
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
existence; being; presence
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
why; how; for what reason
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
myself; yourself; I; me; you
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
failure; mistake; blunder