unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
foreign; abroad; overseas
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
don't you think?; indicates question
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
pupil; student; schoolchild
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
chance; opportunity; occasion
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
changing one's academic course
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
alone; by oneself; on one's own
solitude; loneliness; isolation
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back