difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
(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 put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
traditional Japanese pattern; traditional Japanese design
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
how; in what way; by what means
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to make merry; to be festive
failure; mistake; blunder
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
quarrel; trouble; dispute
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak