National Center Test for University Admissions
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
common people; ordinary people; masses
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide