department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
first year of high school; first-year high school student
under; underexposure; underdevelopment; under par
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
why; how; for what reason
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
control; management (e.g. of a business)
late at night; at a late hour
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
you could say; you might say; verging on the
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?