any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
karoshi line (official measure of excessive hours of overtime per month)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
number one; first; best; most; game; round
serious; severe; grave; acute
monthly mean; monthly average
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
advance; moving forward; progress
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
questionnaire; survey; poll
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education