national; founded and run by the central government
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
educational institution; school; academy; campus
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
summer vacation; summer holidays
something like ...; something called ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
homecoming; return to one's home
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
time; hour; period; class
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly