book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
moving; touching; stirring
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
sorry; excuse me; thank you
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
being over one's head (in debt, etc.); being up to one's neck (in debt); being unable to turn one's head
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
these days; nowadays; recently
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
how are things with you?; how are you doing?; how are you getting along?; how have you been?; how are you?
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be