candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
hello; good day; good afternoon
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to surge; to well up; to gush out
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
surely; certainly; without doubt
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings