junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
person who is ...; thing that is ...
attendance (at school); going to school
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
alone; by oneself; on one's own
being on duty; person on duty
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
summer vacation; summer holiday
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
verbal message; word (from someone)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
second day of the month; two days
next flight; next post; next mail
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
scenery; scene; landscape
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
because of; owing to; due to
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement