to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
time; hour; period; class
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
pupil; student; schoolchild
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
decrease; reduction; decline
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion