until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
genius; prodigy; natural gift
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
number one; first; best; most; game; round
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
had better ...; had better not ...
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
not caring; not giving a damn
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh