national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
groundwork; solidifying the fundamentals; training of the basics
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
everlasting; eternal; unchanged; evergreen
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
very interesting; of great interest
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to get hungry; to become hungry
school rules; school regulations
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
out-of-school; off-campus
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)