stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
at least; at most; (even) just
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
compensating; making up for; supplementation
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
bento; Japanese box lunch
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
one's days and nights being reversed
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
poor physical health; bad shape
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
overhasty; rash; premature
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
place; situation; position; location
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such