origin; beginning; source; rise
living thing; living creature; animal; life
question; inquiry; enquiry
coincident with; while; simultaneously
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to rush over; to run up to
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
leaving school during a term
annual (plant); first-year student
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
in comparison to; rather than
percentage of correct answers
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
action of making something; -ification
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
personal affair; one's own affair
while; during; performed in this condition
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
beginning; outset; first; onset
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like