several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
by myself; in person; by oneself
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
question sheet; question paper
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
with these words; while saying
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
village headman; village mayor
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)