success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
as (for); for; in the capacity of
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
how many years; how long; what year
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
evening; last night; yesterday evening
together; at the same time; same; identical
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)