there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
cram school; private tutoring school
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
success; prosperity; boom
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
primer; manual; introductory book
distinction; differentiation; classification
considerably; greatly; a lot
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
what time; (lit.) which hour
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge