selection; choice; screening
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to make a speech; to address
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
question sheet; question paper
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
as planned; according to plan
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; HR; heart rate
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
shady online money-making
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to come back (to); to return to a starting point