vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
story; tale; talk; discussion
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
that's the way it is; such is life
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) pickled just overnight
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
physical condition; state of health; shape
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
ten-night memorial service (6th to 15th days of the 10th month in the lunar calendar)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
humanities and sciences; reason; logic; line of thought (in a piece of writing); thread (of meaning)
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
continuation; succession; series; continuous
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)