the front; honest; upright; decent
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
type of occupation; occupational category
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
research; study; investigation
job; work; duties; trade; skill
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to need; to demand; to take; to require
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
high and low; rise and fall
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all