junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
now; the present time; just now; another; more
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
simply; merely; only; solely
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
beyond that point; after that
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
recently; lately; these days
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child