taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
rather; better; instead; if anything
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
society; public; community; social studies
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
victim; injured party; sufferer
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
written apology; written statement of regret
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
while; even though; despite
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
just because; even if; even though
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
head of the student council; president of the student council