examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
even if not; even without
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
how long; how much; to what extent
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
failure; mistake; blunder
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough