department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
environment; circumstance
fuel consumption; gas mileage
until now; so far; up to the present
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
time; hour; period; class
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
supplementary examination
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
senior high school; high school
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite