ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
attendance (at school); going to school
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
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
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
commuting to school; school commute
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
ready-made; common-law (wife)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability