university entrance examination
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
school of one's (first, second) choice
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
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
originally; by nature; from the start
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
critical moment; do-or-die situation
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
Japanese person; Japanese people
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
beginning; outset; first; onset
proposal; proposition; suggestion
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
any more; any further; any better; any longer
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so