half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
while; during; while; although; all; both
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
last week; the week before
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to face; to go towards; to head towards
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to chase; to run after; to pursue
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist