junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
since then; from that time; ever since
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
to be profitable; to yield a profit
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
public hall; community center; community centre
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
simply put; putting it simply; in short
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish