near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
quiz; short test; mini test
genius; prodigy; natural gift
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue