subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
way; method; means; resource; course
rather; sooner; preferably
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
study group; study meeting
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
results; record; grades; marks
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
guardian; protector; patron; parent
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run