suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
materials; data; document
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
retention; maintenance; preservation
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
understood; I see; OK; present; here
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to be free; to be available
to take (be in) charge of
rest; break; recess; intermission
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
supplementary examination
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku