at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to find out; to discover; to detect
study; diligence; discount; reduction
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
in order; in turn; one by one
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
pride; boast; credit (to)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
rather; better; instead; if anything
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
surroundings; environs; circumference
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience