cram school; private tutoring school; juku
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
how; in what way; how about
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
then; well; so; well then
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
girls' or women's division or section
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...