skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
participation; joining; entry
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
minimum; at the very least
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
at that time; in those days
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
in case of; at that time; at this time
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
senior high school; high school
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score