serious; severe; grave; acute
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
standard; set; routine; decided
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
considerably; greatly; a lot
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
now; the present time; just now; another; more
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
theatre-going; theater-going
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
then; well; so; well then
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
treatment; service; handling; management
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
as a child; when one was a child
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
reading aloud; recitation
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook