to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
the way back; the way home; return trip
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
ultimate; final; last; eventual
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
estimate (of costs); budget
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
return of something; repayment
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
spring break; spring vacation
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
study; diligence; discount; reduction
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime