working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
letter; missive; note; mail
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
eating quickly; speed-eating
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
storage at room temperature
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat