naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
story; tale; talk; discussion
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
every month; each month; monthly
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
moderate; proper; just right
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to subsist; to keep on living
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
personal results; individual's score
order (to an employee from management)
nothing but; except; no more than
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
every month; monthly; month by month
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
yen (currency of Japan); circle
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
application; request; petition
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
owner (esp. of a business)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight