studies; schoolwork; classwork
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
absorption; suction; attraction
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
beginning; outset; first; onset
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
serious; severe; grave; acute
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
the West; the Occident; Western countries
Japanese person; Japanese people
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture