China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
summer vacation; summer holiday
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
area; region; district; locality
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
after a long time; for the first time in a while
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
homeroom; form room; form class
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
both (people); the two of them
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to demand money; to pester; to extort
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
magazine; journal; periodical
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve