certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
summer vacation; summer holiday
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
planned; scheduled; systematic
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to detain; to check; to restrain
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
butt of a joke; punchline
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
even so; anyhow; at any rate
couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
chief; main; principal; important
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
relation; connection; relevance