generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
home environment; family environment
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to call out; to ask someone to come
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband