to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
and yet; though; when; in spite of
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
garden (esp. with trees); park
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...