to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
school district; school area
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
nothing but; except; no more than
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
beginning; outset; first; onset
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to be helpful; to be useful
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
many; much; plenty; hardly
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much