whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
nonprofit organization; nonprofit organisation
almost; roughly; approximately
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology