to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
short homeroom (at the beginning and end of the school day)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
one by one; one each; one at a time
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
parts; accessories; components
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
no!; no no!; no, not at all
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
homeroom; form room; form class
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
business trip; official trip
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
casual speech; peer language; informal language