once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
study; learning; tutorial
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
since then; from that time; ever since
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
diagnosis; medical examination
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
study; research; investigation
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing