space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
several years; a few years
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
genius; prodigy; natural gift
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
video camera; video camcorder
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
inflecting dependent word (in Japanese); bound auxiliary; auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese)
present form; present tense
third person singular present
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
here and there; in places
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
loser; defeated person; the defeated
self-analysis; autoanalysis
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently