opening; beginning; commencement
department of English literature
ignoring a traffic light; red-light violation; running a red light; jaywalking
adjusting one's makeup; renovation; remodeling; redecoration
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to worry about the future
value; worth; virtue; blessing
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
clearing one's throat; cough
opening ceremony (of the school term)
about when; about what time; how soon
closing time; lockup; curfew
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
by all means; by all costs
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
extremely; terrifically; super
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts