cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
good performance; good work; great success
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
please; somehow or other; one way or another
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
overseas student; exchange student
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
moment by moment; hour by hour
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside