minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
the whole school; all the schools
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be conspicuous; to stand out
results; record; grades; marks
trivial; not amounting to much
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
the most ... of all (in team, department, class, etc.); the greatest ... in
people with a pure and innocent image (esp. actresses, singers, etc.)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand