moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
admiration; being impressed (by)
official name; formal name
occupational therapist; OT; overtime; Old Testament
modular bath; prefabricated bath
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
man; male; masculine gender
looking straight at the camera; paying attention to the camera
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
quickly; swishing; whooshing
signature phrase; signature saying
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
results; record; grades; marks
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably