to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
same trade; same business; same profession
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
in one's own way or style
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
truancy; school non-attendance
what kind of; what sort of; what
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
club activities; extracurricular activities
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
provisional club enrolment (school, etc.); trial period in a club
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off