curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
beginning; outset; first; onset
name; given name; first name
tension; mental strain; nervousness
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to apologize; to apologise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
after a long time; for the first time in a while
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
of course; certainly; naturally
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer