unimpressive; unimpressed
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
pupil; student; schoolchild
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
why; how; for what reason
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
triangle; triangular shape
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
reconfirmation; double check