to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
chapter one; first chapter
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
great difference; big difference; wide margin
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to pass (of time); to elapse
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
number one; first; best; most; game; round
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to gather; to collect; to assemble
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
club activities; extracurricular activities
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
request; favour (to ask); wish; please