English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
in comparison to; rather than
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
meaning; significance; sense
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
Mongolian spot; Mongolian blue spot; congenital dermal melanocytosis
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
half and half; fifty-fifty
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
anonymity; using an assumed name
pupil; student; schoolchild
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
I see; that's right; indeed
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to be overcome with emotion
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
until now; so far; up to the present
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
long time; long interval; for quite some time
rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern; geese alighting
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary