junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
home area; home town; local
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun