test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
thief (particularly in RPG games)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
since; henceforth; ever since
established practice; custom
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
bento; Japanese box lunch
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
management; administration; operation
distant look; faraway look
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
nothing but; except; no more than
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
consequently; as a result; in the end
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)