slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
attendance; presence; appearance
sense of values; values; value system
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
number of days (times) one has attended
eye measurement; measure with eye
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
same generation; one's generation
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
outside of; not covered by
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
job-related; in the course of one's work
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
free time; time at leisure
intelligence gathering; information gathering
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
useless book learning; knowing the theory but not being able to put it into practice; (lit.) swim practice on a tatami mat