second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
about; on; regarding; per; for every
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
and yet; though; when; in spite of
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
about this time; about now
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")