hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
system; institution; organization; organisation
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to spread; to be propagated
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
educational system; school system
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
allocation; appropriation
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
period of time; time slot; time zone
comparatively; relatively
in the future; another day; later
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue