not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
modern Japanese; current written style
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
long; drawn-out; very long
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
message; informative matter
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
time; season; period; phase; stage
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
interior; inside; internal