main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
in the city; within the city
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
foreign; abroad; overseas
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
to compete with; to vie for
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to live; to reside; to inhabit
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
official announcement; proclamation
page in the history books; historical (event); old news
life or death; existence; destiny
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
tool; implement; means; furniture
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
natural virtue; personal virtue
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)