(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
battlefield; battleground
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
company president; manager; director
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
rather; better; instead; if anything
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to be conspicuous; to stand out