junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
senior high school; high school
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
and yet; though; when; in spite of
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
the other day; lately; recently
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case