this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
as if nothing had happened
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
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)
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
enterprise; business; company; corporation
finding employment; getting a job
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)