hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
study of foreign languages; linguistics
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
expression of love; showing love
and yet; though; when; in spite of
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to have meaning; to be meaningful
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
justice; fairness; impartiality
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
plain; plateau; tableland
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay