honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
question sheet; question paper
computer-scored answer sheet; optical answer sheet; scantron; bubble sheet
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
propelling pencil; mechanical pencil
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to be surprised; to be astonished
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
aptitude; aptness; suitability
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
intelligence; intellect; brains
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
while; even though; despite
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
really; truly; indeed; good grief
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
start of work; commencement; opening
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
gold dust; silver dust; sand; grit