this for sure; certainly is
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
attacking each other; capturing race (e.g. in go); mutual attack
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to put up (a notice); to post
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to tear up and throw away
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
being on duty; person on duty
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
collaboration; joint work
writing; composition; essay; sentence