sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to ask; to enquire; to query
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
summer vacation; summer holiday
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
just because; even if; even though
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to go with the flow; to go with the times
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)