country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
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)
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
job hunting; job searching
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah