to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
having an ancient and honorable origin
(your) daughter; young woman
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
all-weather; weather-proof
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
fort; stronghold; fortification
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
serious; not joking; straight
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be exhausted; to be tired out
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
suffix for familiar person
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month