Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
night stall; night shop; night fair
postwar period; period after Second World War
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
school expenses; education fund
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to sit for an examination
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
pupil; student; schoolchild
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
lodging; boarding; boarding house; school dormitory
dormitory maintenance fee
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money