et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
club activities; extracurricular activities
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
study; diligence; discount; reduction
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to work hard; to work diligently
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
senior high school; high school
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
place; situation; position; location
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
commuter town; bedroom community; dormitory town
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
name; given name; first name
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school