smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
coverage of an exam; what an exam covers
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
how; in what way; how about
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
review (of learned material); revision
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
else; in addition; besides
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
treating someone like a child
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
without; but if; otherwise; or else