if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
tradition; legend; folklore
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless