dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
short essay; pamphlet; tract
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to manage something successfully; to be successful
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(someone else's) parents; both parents
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
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)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be able to manage somehow or other