five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
connection; link; relationship
quiz; short test; mini test
third day of the month; three days
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
unfairness; injustice; partiality
middle of the night; dead of night
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
appointment; rendezvous; date
to comfort; to console; to amuse
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
day after day; day by day
junior high school student; middle school pupil
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
long; drawn-out; very long
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
sexy; popular; well-liked
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
senior high school student
excellent; splendid; very good
impossible; unlikely; improbable
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
memory; ability to remember
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
breathing techniques; breath control