song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
studies; schoolwork; classwork
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
just because; even if; even though
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to watch steadily; to stare
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
finishing blow; coup de grâce
nonchalantly; without a care
to beat to death; to kill
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
no!; no no!; no, not at all
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
serious; severe; grave; acute