to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
just a minute; small quantity
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
failure; mistake; blunder
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
senior high school; high school
annual (plant); first-year student
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
not understanding; not knowing
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
private tutor; coach; governess
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock