terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
repeated reading (makes the meaning clear); reading something again and again (will lead one to realize its meaning)
meaning; significance; sense
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
facsimile edition; reprint
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication