shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to translate; to interpret
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
study; diligence; discount; reduction
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
hey there; I say; see here
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
and yet; though; when; in spite of
foreign; abroad; overseas
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
than; other than; except; but
3000; three thousand; many
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
number of days (times) one has attended
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
if it is the case that ...
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
drama; play; Chinese opera
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
start of work; commencement; opening
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
clanging; empty; deserted
enumeration; citation; listing
difficult to ...; hard to ...