habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
water-resistant; waterproof
defilement; impurity; object (perceived with the mind or the senses); one billionth
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
precision equipment; delicate equipment
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
after school (at the end of the day)
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
occupation; calling; livelihood
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
private school; non-government school
extracurricular activities
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
specialist training; upper-level course
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
workshop; studio; atelier