skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
physical education; PE; gym (class)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to look forward to something
summer vacation; summer holiday
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
rare; uncommon; not often seen
superiority complex; sense of superiority
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
(medical) doctor; physician
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
physical condition; state of health
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
another's parent; another's parents