junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
now; the present time; just now; another; more
than; from; out of; except; but; more
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
feeling; sense; impression
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
annual (plant); first-year student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
at that time; in those days
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
leader of a female gang; leader of a group of delinquent girls
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up