near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to read the situation; to sense the mood
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
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
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be worried; to be troubled
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
senior high school; high school
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation