even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
major incident; major happening; big scandal
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
systematic; regular; routine
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to invite in; to show someone in
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
the same rank; equality; apposition
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out