announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
but; however; provided that
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
absolute basics; very rudiments
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
grudge; complaint; reproach
screaming (vocal technique); shouting
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
meanwhile; in the meantime
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump