assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
festival merrymaking; revelry
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
success; prosperity; boom
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
results; record; grades; marks
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
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...
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to jump at; to be attracted by
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind