refusal; rejection; denial; veto
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
the staff; inside the department
contest between two groups; intra-squad game
please (give me); please (do for me)
in that manner; like that
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
with these words; while saying
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(another's) child; child; kid
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out