to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
continuing one's education into high school
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
results; record; grades; marks
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
I see; that's right; indeed
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
living by oneself; living alone
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
single word; a few words; brief comment
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
excursion; field trip; school trip
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out