head of the student council; president of the student council
graduation ceremony; commencement
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
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
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
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
while; during; while; although; all; both
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
it's easier said than done; (lit.) saying is easy; doing is hard
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
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...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
senior high school; high school
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you