the early bird gets the worm
children's (TV) show; children's program
guest member; associate member; honorary member
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
one of these days; someday; one day
on the roof; court nobles
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
chance of precipitation; chance of rain
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
bright person; talented student; prodigy
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
and; AND (Boolean operator)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
weather forecast; weather report
sailor suit; middy uniform
reduction by half; halving
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.