since when; from when; how long
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
tool; implement; means; furniture
I see; that's right; indeed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
of course; certainly; naturally
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
father; dad; husband; you; he
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she