opening ceremony (of the school term)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
such; this sort of; like this
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
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
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
specialized course; specialised course; something that is specialized for a certain field or application (e.g. a sauce specially made for zaru soba)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
senior high school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all